* src/read.c (make_word_type): Remove w_varassign from the enum.
(get_next_mword): This function is never called on a string in a place
where we might find a variable assignment. Any variable assignments
have already been handled via try_variable_definition(), so we don't
need to check for them here.
* tests/scripts/variables/flavors: Check triple-colon assignment in
target-specific variables.
Previously we used the fact that this line ending expanded to "$ "
which would then expand to the empty string. This has problems if
you enable warnings for undefined variables, so directly implement
this special (but documented) trick in the GNU Make parser.
As a side-effect this also removes all previous whitespace when
in GNU Make mode (not in POSIX mode) just as it would without "$".
* src/misc.c (collapse_continuations): Check for "$\" and remove it.
* tests/scripts/variables/flavors: Add regression tests including
with previous whitespace, and escaped/unescaped "$"
POSIX Issue 8 will require a new assignment operator, :::=.
This operator behaves similarly to the BSD make := operator: the
right-hand side is expanded immediately, but then the value is
re-escaped (all '$' are converted to '$$') and the resulting variable
is considered a recursive variable: the value is re-expanded on use.
* src/variable.h (enum variable_flavor): Add f_expand flavor.
* src/variable.c (do_variable_definition): When defining f_expand,
post-process the result to re-escape '$' characters.
Remove default: to the compiler warns about un-handled enum values.
Set recursive values for both f_recursive and f_expand.
(parse_variable_definition): Rewrite this method.
The previous version was annoying to extend to ':::='.
(print_variable): Remove default: so the compiler warns us about
un-handled enum values.
* src/function.c (func_origin): Remove default: so the compiler warns
us about un-handled enum values.
* doc/make.texi: Add documentation for :::=.
* tests/scripts/variables/define: Add a test for define :::=.
* tests/scripts/variables/flavors: Add tests for :::=.
* tests/scripts/variables/negative: Add tests for :::=.
* doc/make.texi (Appending): Document this behavior.
* variable.c (do_variable_definition): Only add a space if the variable
value is not empty.
* tests/scripts/variables/flavors: Test this behavior.
New version of the manual, put into the doc subdir.
Enhancements: $(eval ...) and $(value ...) functions, various bug
fixes, etc. See the ChangeLog.
More to come.
