varmod-assign.mk revision 1.16 1 1.16 rillig # $NetBSD: varmod-assign.mk,v 1.16 2023/11/19 21:47:52 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 1.4 rillig all: mod-assign-empty
7 1.4 rillig all: mod-assign-parse
8 1.5 rillig all: mod-assign-shell-error
9 1.1 rillig
10 1.13 rillig # The modifier '::?=' applies the assignment operator '?=' 3 times. The
11 1.13 rillig # operator '?=' only has an effect for the first time, therefore the variable
12 1.13 rillig # FIRST ends up with the value 1.
13 1.13 rillig .if "${1 2 3:L:@i@${FIRST::?=$i}@} first=${FIRST}" != " first=1"
14 1.13 rillig . error
15 1.13 rillig .endif
16 1.13 rillig
17 1.13 rillig # The modifier '::=' applies the assignment operator '=' 3 times. The
18 1.13 rillig # operator '=' overwrites the previous value, therefore the variable LAST ends
19 1.13 rillig # up with the value 3.
20 1.13 rillig .if "${1 2 3:L:@i@${LAST::=$i}@} last=${LAST}" != " last=3"
21 1.13 rillig . error
22 1.13 rillig .endif
23 1.13 rillig
24 1.13 rillig # The modifier '::+=' applies the assignment operator '+=' 3 times. The
25 1.13 rillig # operator '+=' appends 3 times to the variable, therefore the variable
26 1.13 rillig # APPENDED ends up with the value "1 2 3".
27 1.13 rillig .if "${1 2 3:L:@i@${APPENDED::+=$i}@} appended=${APPENDED}" != " appended=1 2 3"
28 1.13 rillig . error
29 1.13 rillig .endif
30 1.13 rillig
31 1.13 rillig # The modifier '::!=' applies the assignment operator '!=' 3 times. Just as
32 1.13 rillig # with the modifier '::=', the last value is stored in the RAN variable.
33 1.13 rillig .if "${1 2 3:L:@i@${RAN::!=${i:%=echo '<%>';}}@} ran=${RAN}" != " ran=<3>"
34 1.13 rillig . error
35 1.13 rillig .endif
36 1.13 rillig
37 1.15 rillig # The assignments were performed as part of .if conditions and thus happened
38 1.15 rillig # in the command line scope.
39 1.13 rillig .if "${FIRST}, ${LAST}, ${APPENDED}, ${RAN}" != "1, 3, 1 2 3, <3>"
40 1.13 rillig . error
41 1.13 rillig .endif
42 1.13 rillig
43 1.13 rillig # Tests for nested assignments, which are hard to read and therefore seldom
44 1.13 rillig # used in practice.
45 1.13 rillig
46 1.13 rillig # The condition "1" is true, therefore THEN1 gets assigned a value,
47 1.14 rillig # and the inner IT1 as well. Nothing surprising here.
48 1.14 rillig .if "${1:?${THEN1::=then1${IT1::=t1}}:${ELSE1::=else1${IE1::=e1}}} ${THEN1}${ELSE1}${IT1}${IE1}" != " then1t1"
49 1.13 rillig . error
50 1.13 rillig .endif
51 1.13 rillig
52 1.14 rillig # The condition "0" is false, therefore ELSE2 gets assigned a value,
53 1.14 rillig # and the inner IE2 as well. Nothing surprising here as well.
54 1.14 rillig .if "${0:?${THEN2::=then2${IT2::=t2}}:${ELSE2::=else2${IE2::=e2}}} ${THEN2}${ELSE2}${IT2}${IE2}" != " else2e2"
55 1.13 rillig . error
56 1.13 rillig .endif
57 1.13 rillig
58 1.13 rillig # The same effects happen when the variables are defined elsewhere.
59 1.14 rillig SINK3:= ${1:?${THEN3::=then3${IT3::=t3}}:${ELSE3::=else3${IE3::=e3}}} ${THEN3}${ELSE3}${IT3}${IE3}
60 1.14 rillig SINK4:= ${0:?${THEN4::=then4${IT4::=t4}}:${ELSE4::=else4${IE4::=e4}}} ${THEN4}${ELSE4}${IT4}${IE4}
61 1.14 rillig .if ${SINK3} != " then3t3"
62 1.13 rillig . error
63 1.13 rillig .endif
64 1.14 rillig .if ${SINK4} != " else4e4"
65 1.13 rillig . error
66 1.13 rillig .endif
67 1.4 rillig
68 1.4 rillig mod-assign-empty:
69 1.7 rillig # Assigning to the empty variable would obviously not work since that
70 1.7 rillig # variable is write-protected. Therefore it is rejected early with a
71 1.7 rillig # "Bad modifier" message.
72 1.7 rillig @echo $@: ${::=value}
73 1.7 rillig
74 1.7 rillig # In this variant, it is not as obvious that the name of the
75 1.7 rillig # expression is empty. Assigning to it is rejected as well, with the
76 1.7 rillig # same "Bad modifier" message.
77 1.4 rillig @echo $@: ${:Uvalue::=overwritten}
78 1.4 rillig
79 1.7 rillig # The :L modifier sets the value of the expression to its variable
80 1.7 rillig # name. The name of the expression is "VAR", therefore assigning to
81 1.7 rillig # that variable works.
82 1.4 rillig @echo $@: ${VAR:L::=overwritten} VAR=${VAR}
83 1.4 rillig
84 1.4 rillig mod-assign-parse:
85 1.4 rillig # The modifier for assignment operators starts with a ':'.
86 1.4 rillig # An 'x' after that is an invalid modifier.
87 1.15 rillig # expect: make: Unknown modifier ":x"
88 1.15 rillig @echo ${ASSIGN::x}
89 1.4 rillig
90 1.4 rillig # When parsing an assignment operator fails because the operator is
91 1.4 rillig # incomplete, make falls back to the SysV modifier.
92 1.4 rillig @echo ${SYSV::=sysv\:x}${SYSV::x=:y}
93 1.4 rillig
94 1.4 rillig @echo ${ASSIGN::=value # missing closing brace
95 1.5 rillig
96 1.5 rillig mod-assign-shell-error:
97 1.5 rillig # If the command succeeds, the variable is assigned.
98 1.6 rillig @${SH_OK::!= echo word; true } echo ok=${SH_OK}
99 1.5 rillig
100 1.5 rillig # If the command fails, the variable keeps its previous value.
101 1.5 rillig @${SH_ERR::=previous}
102 1.6 rillig @${SH_ERR::!= echo word; false } echo err=${SH_ERR}
103 1.8 rillig
104 1.10 rillig # XXX: The ::= modifier expands its right-hand side exactly once.
105 1.8 rillig # This differs subtly from normal assignments such as '+=' or '=', which copy
106 1.8 rillig # their right-hand side literally.
107 1.8 rillig APPEND.prev= previous
108 1.8 rillig APPEND.var= ${APPEND.prev}
109 1.8 rillig APPEND.indirect= indirect $${:Unot expanded}
110 1.8 rillig APPEND.dollar= $${APPEND.indirect}
111 1.8 rillig .if ${APPEND.var::+=${APPEND.dollar}} != ""
112 1.8 rillig . error
113 1.8 rillig .endif
114 1.8 rillig .if ${APPEND.var} != "previous indirect \${:Unot expanded}"
115 1.8 rillig . error
116 1.8 rillig .endif
117 1.10 rillig
118 1.10 rillig
119 1.16 rillig # The assignment modifier can be used in an expression that is
120 1.10 rillig # enclosed in parentheses. In such a case, parsing stops at the first ')',
121 1.10 rillig # not at the first '}'.
122 1.10 rillig VAR= previous
123 1.10 rillig _:= $(VAR::=current})
124 1.10 rillig .if ${VAR} != "current}"
125 1.10 rillig . error
126 1.10 rillig .endif
127 1.11 rillig
128 1.11 rillig
129 1.11 rillig # Before var.c 1.888 from 2021-03-15, an expression using the modifier '::='
130 1.11 rillig # expanded its variable name once too often during evaluation. This was only
131 1.11 rillig # relevant for variable names containing a '$' sign in their actual name, not
132 1.11 rillig # the usual VAR.${param}.
133 1.11 rillig .MAKEFLAGS: -dv
134 1.11 rillig param= twice
135 1.11 rillig VARNAME= VAR.$${param} # Indirect variable name because of the '$',
136 1.11 rillig # to avoid difficult escaping rules.
137 1.11 rillig
138 1.11 rillig ${VARNAME}= initial-value # Sets 'VAR.${param}' to 'expanded'.
139 1.11 rillig .if defined(VAR.twice) # At this point, the '$$' is not expanded.
140 1.11 rillig . error
141 1.11 rillig .endif
142 1.11 rillig .if ${${VARNAME}::=assigned-value} # Here the variable name gets expanded once
143 1.11 rillig . error # too often.
144 1.11 rillig .endif
145 1.12 rillig .if defined(VAR.twice)
146 1.12 rillig . error The variable name in the '::=' modifier is expanded once too often.
147 1.11 rillig .endif
148 1.12 rillig .if ${${VARNAME}} != "assigned-value"
149 1.11 rillig . error
150 1.11 rillig .endif
151 1.11 rillig .MAKEFLAGS: -d0
152