varmod-assign.mk revision 1.28 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