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Re: [bug #38433] Example for "eval" in documentation contains error with
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Philip Guenther |
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Re: [bug #38433] Example for "eval" in documentation contains error with "define" |
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Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:30:01 -0800 |
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 11:25 AM, Daniel Wagenaar
<address@hidden> wrote:
> The example for the "eval" function in the documentation at
> http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Eval-Function.html contains
> a syntax error that causes the example to fail quietly. The problem is in the
> line
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> define PROGRAM_template =
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> This line should not have "=" at the end.
No, that line is perfectly correct. The problem is that you're still
running version 3.81, which was obsoleted almost 3 years ago. Upgrade
to 3.82. Or use "info make" to read the documentation that's
installed on your system and therefore matches the version you're
running.
Philip Guenther