define and override directives (GNU make)
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Description
The following are quoted from the official GNU make manual, but both causes errors:
define two-lines
echo foo
echo $(bar)
endef
Error occurs at two echo lines unless indenting each of them at least one space.
override define two-lines =
foo
$(bar)
endef
The override directive seems not be supported.
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Start by locating the GNU make lexer and compare its handling of the two manual examples in the issue. Reproduce both errors, then verify that the define and override directives are accepted without errors and add or update coverage for these cases.
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- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 1-2 days
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