microsoft / microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools

support more assignment operators

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enhancement Feature: Language Service
Dominant language
TypeScript
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Description

GNU make, bmake, and POSIX make recently adopted several assignment operators beyond the simple equals sign (=).

Newer assignment operators include:

  • :=
  • ::=
  • :::=
  • !=
  • ?=
  • +=

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First steps

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  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by locating the repository's Makefile assignment parsing and related tests, then compare their handling with the six operators listed in the issue. Done means GNU make, bmake, and POSIX make assignment syntax using these operators is recognized correctly.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
build-system, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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