varmod-assign.mk revision 1.17 1 1.17 rillig # $NetBSD: varmod-assign.mk,v 1.17 2023/12/29 15:47:03 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 1.17 rillig # In the following loop expression,
11 1.17 rillig # the '::?=' modifier applies the assignment operator '?=' 3 times. The
12 1.13 rillig # operator '?=' only has an effect for the first time, therefore the variable
13 1.13 rillig # FIRST ends up with the value 1.
14 1.13 rillig .if "${1 2 3:L:@i@${FIRST::?=$i}@} first=${FIRST}" != " first=1"
15 1.13 rillig . error
16 1.13 rillig .endif
17 1.13 rillig
18 1.17 rillig # In the following loop expression,
19 1.17 rillig # the modifier '::=' applies the assignment operator '=' 3 times. The
20 1.13 rillig # operator '=' overwrites the previous value, therefore the variable LAST ends
21 1.13 rillig # up with the value 3.
22 1.13 rillig .if "${1 2 3:L:@i@${LAST::=$i}@} last=${LAST}" != " last=3"
23 1.13 rillig . error
24 1.13 rillig .endif
25 1.13 rillig
26 1.17 rillig # In the following loop expression,
27 1.17 rillig # the modifier '::+=' applies the assignment operator '+=' 3 times. The
28 1.13 rillig # operator '+=' appends 3 times to the variable, therefore the variable
29 1.13 rillig # APPENDED ends up with the value "1 2 3".
30 1.13 rillig .if "${1 2 3:L:@i@${APPENDED::+=$i}@} appended=${APPENDED}" != " appended=1 2 3"
31 1.13 rillig . error
32 1.13 rillig .endif
33 1.13 rillig
34 1.17 rillig # In the following loop expression,
35 1.17 rillig # the modifier '::!=' applies the assignment operator '!=' 3 times. Just as
36 1.13 rillig # with the modifier '::=', the last value is stored in the RAN variable.
37 1.13 rillig .if "${1 2 3:L:@i@${RAN::!=${i:%=echo '<%>';}}@} ran=${RAN}" != " ran=<3>"
38 1.13 rillig . error
39 1.13 rillig .endif
40 1.13 rillig
41 1.17 rillig # When a '::=' modifier is evaluated as part of an .if condition, it happens
42 1.15 rillig # in the command line scope.
43 1.13 rillig .if "${FIRST}, ${LAST}, ${APPENDED}, ${RAN}" != "1, 3, 1 2 3, <3>"
44 1.13 rillig . error
45 1.13 rillig .endif
46 1.13 rillig
47 1.13 rillig # Tests for nested assignments, which are hard to read and therefore seldom
48 1.13 rillig # used in practice.
49 1.13 rillig
50 1.13 rillig # The condition "1" is true, therefore THEN1 gets assigned a value,
51 1.14 rillig # and the inner IT1 as well. Nothing surprising here.
52 1.14 rillig .if "${1:?${THEN1::=then1${IT1::=t1}}:${ELSE1::=else1${IE1::=e1}}} ${THEN1}${ELSE1}${IT1}${IE1}" != " then1t1"
53 1.13 rillig . error
54 1.13 rillig .endif
55 1.13 rillig
56 1.14 rillig # The condition "0" is false, therefore ELSE2 gets assigned a value,
57 1.14 rillig # and the inner IE2 as well. Nothing surprising here as well.
58 1.14 rillig .if "${0:?${THEN2::=then2${IT2::=t2}}:${ELSE2::=else2${IE2::=e2}}} ${THEN2}${ELSE2}${IT2}${IE2}" != " else2e2"
59 1.13 rillig . error
60 1.13 rillig .endif
61 1.13 rillig
62 1.13 rillig # The same effects happen when the variables are defined elsewhere.
63 1.14 rillig SINK3:= ${1:?${THEN3::=then3${IT3::=t3}}:${ELSE3::=else3${IE3::=e3}}} ${THEN3}${ELSE3}${IT3}${IE3}
64 1.14 rillig SINK4:= ${0:?${THEN4::=then4${IT4::=t4}}:${ELSE4::=else4${IE4::=e4}}} ${THEN4}${ELSE4}${IT4}${IE4}
65 1.14 rillig .if ${SINK3} != " then3t3"
66 1.13 rillig . error
67 1.13 rillig .endif
68 1.14 rillig .if ${SINK4} != " else4e4"
69 1.13 rillig . error
70 1.13 rillig .endif
71 1.4 rillig
72 1.4 rillig mod-assign-empty:
73 1.7 rillig # Assigning to the empty variable would obviously not work since that
74 1.7 rillig # variable is write-protected. Therefore it is rejected early with a
75 1.7 rillig # "Bad modifier" message.
76 1.7 rillig @echo $@: ${::=value}
77 1.7 rillig
78 1.7 rillig # In this variant, it is not as obvious that the name of the
79 1.7 rillig # expression is empty. Assigning to it is rejected as well, with the
80 1.7 rillig # same "Bad modifier" message.
81 1.4 rillig @echo $@: ${:Uvalue::=overwritten}
82 1.4 rillig
83 1.7 rillig # The :L modifier sets the value of the expression to its variable
84 1.7 rillig # name. The name of the expression is "VAR", therefore assigning to
85 1.7 rillig # that variable works.
86 1.4 rillig @echo $@: ${VAR:L::=overwritten} VAR=${VAR}
87 1.4 rillig
88 1.4 rillig mod-assign-parse:
89 1.4 rillig # The modifier for assignment operators starts with a ':'.
90 1.4 rillig # An 'x' after that is an invalid modifier.
91 1.15 rillig # expect: make: Unknown modifier ":x"
92 1.15 rillig @echo ${ASSIGN::x}
93 1.4 rillig
94 1.4 rillig # When parsing an assignment operator fails because the operator is
95 1.4 rillig # incomplete, make falls back to the SysV modifier.
96 1.4 rillig @echo ${SYSV::=sysv\:x}${SYSV::x=:y}
97 1.4 rillig
98 1.4 rillig @echo ${ASSIGN::=value # missing closing brace
99 1.5 rillig
100 1.5 rillig mod-assign-shell-error:
101 1.5 rillig # If the command succeeds, the variable is assigned.
102 1.6 rillig @${SH_OK::!= echo word; true } echo ok=${SH_OK}
103 1.5 rillig
104 1.5 rillig # If the command fails, the variable keeps its previous value.
105 1.5 rillig @${SH_ERR::=previous}
106 1.6 rillig @${SH_ERR::!= echo word; false } echo err=${SH_ERR}
107 1.8 rillig
108 1.10 rillig # XXX: The ::= modifier expands its right-hand side exactly once.
109 1.8 rillig # This differs subtly from normal assignments such as '+=' or '=', which copy
110 1.8 rillig # their right-hand side literally.
111 1.8 rillig APPEND.prev= previous
112 1.8 rillig APPEND.var= ${APPEND.prev}
113 1.8 rillig APPEND.indirect= indirect $${:Unot expanded}
114 1.8 rillig APPEND.dollar= $${APPEND.indirect}
115 1.8 rillig .if ${APPEND.var::+=${APPEND.dollar}} != ""
116 1.8 rillig . error
117 1.8 rillig .endif
118 1.8 rillig .if ${APPEND.var} != "previous indirect \${:Unot expanded}"
119 1.8 rillig . error
120 1.8 rillig .endif
121 1.10 rillig
122 1.10 rillig
123 1.16 rillig # The assignment modifier can be used in an expression that is
124 1.10 rillig # enclosed in parentheses. In such a case, parsing stops at the first ')',
125 1.10 rillig # not at the first '}'.
126 1.10 rillig VAR= previous
127 1.10 rillig _:= $(VAR::=current})
128 1.10 rillig .if ${VAR} != "current}"
129 1.10 rillig . error
130 1.10 rillig .endif
131 1.11 rillig
132 1.11 rillig
133 1.11 rillig # Before var.c 1.888 from 2021-03-15, an expression using the modifier '::='
134 1.11 rillig # expanded its variable name once too often during evaluation. This was only
135 1.11 rillig # relevant for variable names containing a '$' sign in their actual name, not
136 1.11 rillig # the usual VAR.${param}.
137 1.11 rillig .MAKEFLAGS: -dv
138 1.11 rillig param= twice
139 1.11 rillig VARNAME= VAR.$${param} # Indirect variable name because of the '$',
140 1.11 rillig # to avoid difficult escaping rules.
141 1.11 rillig
142 1.11 rillig ${VARNAME}= initial-value # Sets 'VAR.${param}' to 'expanded'.
143 1.11 rillig .if defined(VAR.twice) # At this point, the '$$' is not expanded.
144 1.11 rillig . error
145 1.11 rillig .endif
146 1.11 rillig .if ${${VARNAME}::=assigned-value} # Here the variable name gets expanded once
147 1.11 rillig . error # too often.
148 1.11 rillig .endif
149 1.12 rillig .if defined(VAR.twice)
150 1.12 rillig . error The variable name in the '::=' modifier is expanded once too often.
151 1.11 rillig .endif
152 1.12 rillig .if ${${VARNAME}} != "assigned-value"
153 1.11 rillig . error
154 1.11 rillig .endif
155 1.11 rillig .MAKEFLAGS: -d0
156 1.17 rillig
157 1.17 rillig
158 1.17 rillig # Conditional directives are evaluated in command line scope. Any assignment
159 1.17 rillig # modifiers in these conditions create or
160 1.17 rillig .MAKEFLAGS: CMD_CMD_VAR=cmd-value
161 1.17 rillig CMD_GLOBAL_VAR=global-value
162 1.17 rillig export CMD_ENV_VAR=env-value
163 1.17 rillig
164 1.17 rillig .MAKEFLAGS: -dv
165 1.17 rillig # expect-reset
166 1.17 rillig # expect: Command: CMD_CMD_VAR = new-value
167 1.17 rillig # expect: Global: CMD_GLOBAL_VAR = new-value
168 1.17 rillig # expect: Global: CMD_ENV_VAR = new-value
169 1.17 rillig # expect: Global: ignoring delete 'CMD_NEW_VAR' as it is not found
170 1.17 rillig # expect: Command: CMD_NEW_VAR = new-value
171 1.17 rillig .if ${CMD_CMD_VAR::=new-value} \
172 1.17 rillig || ${CMD_GLOBAL_VAR::=new-value} \
173 1.17 rillig || ${CMD_ENV_VAR::=new-value} \
174 1.17 rillig || "${CMD_NEW_VAR::=new-value}"
175 1.17 rillig . error
176 1.17 rillig .endif
177 1.17 rillig .MAKEFLAGS: -d0
178 1.17 rillig
179 1.17 rillig
180 1.17 rillig # In target scope, assignments only happen in a few cases. To extract the
181 1.17 rillig # debug log for this test, the debug log would have to be enabled for the
182 1.17 rillig # other targets as well, thus producing lots of irrelevant output.
183 1.17 rillig #
184 1.17 rillig # Running './make -r -f varmod-assign.mk target' results in:
185 1.17 rillig # target: TARGET_TARGET_VAR = target-value
186 1.17 rillig # target: TARGET_TARGET_VAR = new-value
187 1.17 rillig # Global: TARGET_GLOBAL_VAR = new-value
188 1.17 rillig # Global: TARGET_ENV_VAR = new-value
189 1.17 rillig # target: TARGET_NEW_VAR = new-value
190 1.17 rillig .MAKEFLAGS: TARGET_CMD_VAR=cmd-value
191 1.17 rillig TARGET_GLOBAL_VAR=global-value
192 1.17 rillig export TARGET_ENV_VAR=env-value
193 1.17 rillig .MAKEFLAGS: ${make(target):?-dv:}
194 1.17 rillig target: TARGET_TARGET_VAR=target-value
195 1.17 rillig : ${TARGET_TARGET_VAR::=new-value}
196 1.17 rillig : ${TARGET_CMD_VAR::=new-value}
197 1.17 rillig : ${TARGET_GLOBAL_VAR::=new-value}
198 1.17 rillig : ${TARGET_ENV_VAR::=new-value}
199 1.17 rillig : ${TARGET_NEW_VAR::=new-value}
200