1 1.28 rillig # $NetBSD: varmod-assign.mk,v 1.28 2025/03/30 01:09:41 rillig Exp $ 2 1.1 rillig # 3 1.2 rillig # Tests for the obscure ::= variable modifiers, which perform variable 4 1.2 rillig # assignments during evaluation, just like the = operator in C. 5 1.1 rillig 6 1.19 rillig .if !make(target) 7 1.19 rillig 8 1.28 rillig all: mod-assign-empty-{1,2,3,4} 9 1.24 rillig all: mod-assign-parse-{1,2,3} 10 1.5 rillig all: mod-assign-shell-error 11 1.1 rillig 12 1.17 rillig # In the following loop expression, 13 1.17 rillig # the '::?=' modifier applies the assignment operator '?=' 3 times. The 14 1.13 rillig # operator '?=' only has an effect for the first time, therefore the variable 15 1.13 rillig # FIRST ends up with the value 1. 16 1.13 rillig .if "${1 2 3:L:@i@${FIRST::?=$i}@} first=${FIRST}" != " first=1" 17 1.13 rillig . error 18 1.13 rillig .endif 19 1.13 rillig 20 1.17 rillig # In the following loop expression, 21 1.17 rillig # the modifier '::=' applies the assignment operator '=' 3 times. The 22 1.13 rillig # operator '=' overwrites the previous value, therefore the variable LAST ends 23 1.13 rillig # up with the value 3. 24 1.13 rillig .if "${1 2 3:L:@i@${LAST::=$i}@} last=${LAST}" != " last=3" 25 1.13 rillig . error 26 1.13 rillig .endif 27 1.13 rillig 28 1.17 rillig # In the following loop expression, 29 1.17 rillig # the modifier '::+=' applies the assignment operator '+=' 3 times. The 30 1.13 rillig # operator '+=' appends 3 times to the variable, therefore the variable 31 1.13 rillig # APPENDED ends up with the value "1 2 3". 32 1.13 rillig .if "${1 2 3:L:@i@${APPENDED::+=$i}@} appended=${APPENDED}" != " appended=1 2 3" 33 1.13 rillig . error 34 1.13 rillig .endif 35 1.13 rillig 36 1.17 rillig # In the following loop expression, 37 1.17 rillig # the modifier '::!=' applies the assignment operator '!=' 3 times. Just as 38 1.13 rillig # with the modifier '::=', the last value is stored in the RAN variable. 39 1.13 rillig .if "${1 2 3:L:@i@${RAN::!=${i:%=echo '<%>';}}@} ran=${RAN}" != " ran=<3>" 40 1.13 rillig . error 41 1.13 rillig .endif 42 1.13 rillig 43 1.17 rillig # When a '::=' modifier is evaluated as part of an .if condition, it happens 44 1.15 rillig # in the command line scope. 45 1.13 rillig .if "${FIRST}, ${LAST}, ${APPENDED}, ${RAN}" != "1, 3, 1 2 3, <3>" 46 1.13 rillig . error 47 1.13 rillig .endif 48 1.13 rillig 49 1.13 rillig # Tests for nested assignments, which are hard to read and therefore seldom 50 1.13 rillig # used in practice. 51 1.13 rillig 52 1.13 rillig # The condition "1" is true, therefore THEN1 gets assigned a value, 53 1.14 rillig # and the inner IT1 as well. Nothing surprising here. 54 1.14 rillig .if "${1:?${THEN1::=then1${IT1::=t1}}:${ELSE1::=else1${IE1::=e1}}} ${THEN1}${ELSE1}${IT1}${IE1}" != " then1t1" 55 1.13 rillig . error 56 1.13 rillig .endif 57 1.13 rillig 58 1.14 rillig # The condition "0" is false, therefore ELSE2 gets assigned a value, 59 1.14 rillig # and the inner IE2 as well. Nothing surprising here as well. 60 1.14 rillig .if "${0:?${THEN2::=then2${IT2::=t2}}:${ELSE2::=else2${IE2::=e2}}} ${THEN2}${ELSE2}${IT2}${IE2}" != " else2e2" 61 1.13 rillig . error 62 1.13 rillig .endif 63 1.13 rillig 64 1.13 rillig # The same effects happen when the variables are defined elsewhere. 65 1.14 rillig SINK3:= ${1:?${THEN3::=then3${IT3::=t3}}:${ELSE3::=else3${IE3::=e3}}} ${THEN3}${ELSE3}${IT3}${IE3} 66 1.14 rillig SINK4:= ${0:?${THEN4::=then4${IT4::=t4}}:${ELSE4::=else4${IE4::=e4}}} ${THEN4}${ELSE4}${IT4}${IE4} 67 1.14 rillig .if ${SINK3} != " then3t3" 68 1.13 rillig . error 69 1.13 rillig .endif 70 1.14 rillig .if ${SINK4} != " else4e4" 71 1.13 rillig . error 72 1.13 rillig .endif 73 1.4 rillig 74 1.24 rillig mod-assign-empty-1: 75 1.7 rillig # Assigning to the empty variable would obviously not work since that 76 1.24 rillig # variable is write-protected. 77 1.28 rillig # expect: make: Invalid attempt to assign "value" to variable "" via modifier "::=" 78 1.7 rillig @echo $@: ${::=value} 79 1.7 rillig 80 1.24 rillig mod-assign-empty-2: 81 1.7 rillig # In this variant, it is not as obvious that the name of the 82 1.24 rillig # expression is empty. 83 1.28 rillig # expect: make: Invalid attempt to assign "overwritten" to variable "" via modifier "::=" 84 1.4 rillig @echo $@: ${:Uvalue::=overwritten} 85 1.4 rillig 86 1.24 rillig mod-assign-empty-3: 87 1.28 rillig # In this variant, it is not as obvious that the name of the 88 1.28 rillig # expression is empty. 89 1.28 rillig # expect: make: Invalid attempt to assign "appended" to variable "" via modifier "::+=" 90 1.28 rillig @echo $@: ${:Uvalue::+=appended} 91 1.28 rillig 92 1.28 rillig mod-assign-empty-4: 93 1.7 rillig # The :L modifier sets the value of the expression to its variable 94 1.7 rillig # name. The name of the expression is "VAR", therefore assigning to 95 1.7 rillig # that variable works. 96 1.28 rillig # expect: mod-assign-empty-4: VAR=overwritten 97 1.4 rillig @echo $@: ${VAR:L::=overwritten} VAR=${VAR} 98 1.4 rillig 99 1.24 rillig mod-assign-parse-1: 100 1.4 rillig # The modifier for assignment operators starts with a ':'. 101 1.4 rillig # An 'x' after that is an invalid modifier. 102 1.27 rillig # expect: make: Unknown modifier "::x" 103 1.15 rillig @echo ${ASSIGN::x} 104 1.4 rillig 105 1.24 rillig mod-assign-parse-2: 106 1.4 rillig # When parsing an assignment operator fails because the operator is 107 1.4 rillig # incomplete, make falls back to the SysV modifier. 108 1.4 rillig @echo ${SYSV::=sysv\:x}${SYSV::x=:y} 109 1.4 rillig 110 1.24 rillig mod-assign-parse-3: 111 1.26 rillig # expect: make: Unfinished modifier after "value # missing closing brace", expecting "}" 112 1.4 rillig @echo ${ASSIGN::=value # missing closing brace 113 1.5 rillig 114 1.5 rillig mod-assign-shell-error: 115 1.5 rillig # If the command succeeds, the variable is assigned. 116 1.6 rillig @${SH_OK::!= echo word; true } echo ok=${SH_OK} 117 1.5 rillig 118 1.5 rillig # If the command fails, the variable keeps its previous value. 119 1.5 rillig @${SH_ERR::=previous} 120 1.21 rillig @${SH_ERR::!= echo word; (exit 13) } echo err=${SH_ERR} 121 1.8 rillig 122 1.10 rillig # XXX: The ::= modifier expands its right-hand side exactly once. 123 1.8 rillig # This differs subtly from normal assignments such as '+=' or '=', which copy 124 1.8 rillig # their right-hand side literally. 125 1.8 rillig APPEND.prev= previous 126 1.8 rillig APPEND.var= ${APPEND.prev} 127 1.8 rillig APPEND.indirect= indirect $${:Unot expanded} 128 1.8 rillig APPEND.dollar= $${APPEND.indirect} 129 1.8 rillig .if ${APPEND.var::+=${APPEND.dollar}} != "" 130 1.8 rillig . error 131 1.8 rillig .endif 132 1.8 rillig .if ${APPEND.var} != "previous indirect \${:Unot expanded}" 133 1.8 rillig . error 134 1.8 rillig .endif 135 1.10 rillig 136 1.10 rillig 137 1.16 rillig # The assignment modifier can be used in an expression that is 138 1.10 rillig # enclosed in parentheses. In such a case, parsing stops at the first ')', 139 1.10 rillig # not at the first '}'. 140 1.10 rillig VAR= previous 141 1.10 rillig _:= $(VAR::=current}) 142 1.10 rillig .if ${VAR} != "current}" 143 1.10 rillig . error 144 1.10 rillig .endif 145 1.11 rillig 146 1.11 rillig 147 1.11 rillig # Before var.c 1.888 from 2021-03-15, an expression using the modifier '::=' 148 1.11 rillig # expanded its variable name once too often during evaluation. This was only 149 1.11 rillig # relevant for variable names containing a '$' sign in their actual name, not 150 1.11 rillig # the usual VAR.${param}. 151 1.11 rillig .MAKEFLAGS: -dv 152 1.11 rillig param= twice 153 1.11 rillig VARNAME= VAR.$${param} # Indirect variable name because of the '$', 154 1.11 rillig # to avoid difficult escaping rules. 155 1.11 rillig 156 1.11 rillig ${VARNAME}= initial-value # Sets 'VAR.${param}' to 'expanded'. 157 1.11 rillig .if defined(VAR.twice) # At this point, the '$$' is not expanded. 158 1.11 rillig . error 159 1.11 rillig .endif 160 1.11 rillig .if ${${VARNAME}::=assigned-value} # Here the variable name gets expanded once 161 1.11 rillig . error # too often. 162 1.11 rillig .endif 163 1.12 rillig .if defined(VAR.twice) 164 1.12 rillig . error The variable name in the '::=' modifier is expanded once too often. 165 1.11 rillig .endif 166 1.12 rillig .if ${${VARNAME}} != "assigned-value" 167 1.11 rillig . error 168 1.11 rillig .endif 169 1.11 rillig .MAKEFLAGS: -d0 170 1.17 rillig 171 1.17 rillig 172 1.18 rillig # Conditional directives are evaluated in command line scope. An assignment 173 1.18 rillig # modifier that creates a new variable creates it in the command line scope. 174 1.18 rillig # Existing variables are updated in their previous scope, and environment 175 1.18 rillig # variables are created in the global scope, as in other situations. 176 1.17 rillig .MAKEFLAGS: CMD_CMD_VAR=cmd-value 177 1.17 rillig CMD_GLOBAL_VAR=global-value 178 1.17 rillig export CMD_ENV_VAR=env-value 179 1.17 rillig .MAKEFLAGS: -dv 180 1.17 rillig # expect-reset 181 1.17 rillig # expect: Command: CMD_CMD_VAR = new-value 182 1.17 rillig # expect: Global: CMD_GLOBAL_VAR = new-value 183 1.17 rillig # expect: Global: CMD_ENV_VAR = new-value 184 1.17 rillig # expect: Global: ignoring delete 'CMD_NEW_VAR' as it is not found 185 1.17 rillig # expect: Command: CMD_NEW_VAR = new-value 186 1.17 rillig .if ${CMD_CMD_VAR::=new-value} \ 187 1.17 rillig || ${CMD_GLOBAL_VAR::=new-value} \ 188 1.17 rillig || ${CMD_ENV_VAR::=new-value} \ 189 1.17 rillig || "${CMD_NEW_VAR::=new-value}" 190 1.17 rillig . error 191 1.17 rillig .endif 192 1.17 rillig .MAKEFLAGS: -d0 193 1.17 rillig 194 1.19 rillig # Run the 'target' test in a separate sub-make, with reduced debug logging. 195 1.19 rillig all: run-target 196 1.19 rillig run-target: .PHONY 197 1.19 rillig @${MAKE} -r -f ${MAKEFILE} -dv target 2>&1 | grep ': TARGET_' 198 1.17 rillig 199 1.19 rillig .else # make(target) 200 1.19 rillig 201 1.19 rillig # The commands of a target are evaluated in target scope. An assignment 202 1.19 rillig # modifier that creates a new variable creates it in the target scope. 203 1.19 rillig # Existing variables are updated in their previous scope, and environment 204 1.19 rillig # variables are created in the global scope, as in other situations. 205 1.17 rillig # 206 1.19 rillig # expect: target: TARGET_TARGET_VAR = new-value 207 1.19 rillig # expect: Global: TARGET_GLOBAL_VAR = new-value 208 1.19 rillig # expect: Global: TARGET_ENV_VAR = new-value 209 1.19 rillig # expect: target: TARGET_NEW_VAR = new-value 210 1.17 rillig .MAKEFLAGS: TARGET_CMD_VAR=cmd-value 211 1.17 rillig TARGET_GLOBAL_VAR=global-value 212 1.17 rillig export TARGET_ENV_VAR=env-value 213 1.18 rillig target: .PHONY TARGET_TARGET_VAR=target-value 214 1.17 rillig : ${TARGET_TARGET_VAR::=new-value} 215 1.17 rillig : ${TARGET_CMD_VAR::=new-value} 216 1.17 rillig : ${TARGET_GLOBAL_VAR::=new-value} 217 1.17 rillig : ${TARGET_ENV_VAR::=new-value} 218 1.17 rillig : ${TARGET_NEW_VAR::=new-value} 219 1.19 rillig 220 1.19 rillig .endif 221