varmod-range.mk revision 1.19 1 # $NetBSD: varmod-range.mk,v 1.19 2025/06/28 22:39:29 rillig Exp $
2 #
3 # Tests for the :range variable modifier, which generates sequences
4 # of integers from the given range.
5 #
6 # See also:
7 # modword.mk
8
9 # The :range modifier generates a sequence of integers, one number per
10 # word of the expression's value.
11 .if ${a b c:L:range} != "1 2 3"
12 . error
13 .endif
14
15 # To preserve spaces in a word, they can be enclosed in quotes, just like
16 # everywhere else.
17 .if ${:U first "the second word" third 4 :range} != "1 2 3 4"
18 . error
19 .endif
20
21 # The :range modifier takes the number of words from the value of the
22 # expression. If that expression is undefined, the range is
23 # undefined as well. This should not come as a surprise.
24 .if "${:range}" != ""
25 . error
26 .endif
27
28 # An empty expression results in a sequence of a single number, even though
29 # the expression contains 0 words.
30 .if ${:U:range} != "1"
31 . error
32 .endif
33
34 # The :range modifier can be given a parameter, which makes the generated
35 # range independent from the value or the name of the expression.
36 .if "${:range=5}" != ""
37 . error
38 .endif
39 # XXX: As of 2023-12-17, the ':range=n' modifier does not turn the undefined
40 # expression into a defined one, even though it does not depend on the value
41 # of the expression. This looks like an oversight.
42 # expect+1: Variable "" is undefined
43 .if ${:range=5} != ""
44 . error
45 .else
46 . error
47 .endif
48
49 # Negative ranges don't make sense.
50 # As of 2020-11-01, they are accepted though, using up all available memory.
51 #.if "${:range=-1}"
52 #. error
53 #.else
54 #. error
55 #.endif
56
57 # The :range modifier requires a number as parameter.
58 #
59 # Until 2020-11-01, the parser tried to read the 'x' as a number, failed and
60 # stopped there. It then tried to parse the next modifier at that point,
61 # which failed with the message "Unknown modifier".
62 #
63 # Since 2020-11-01, the parser issues a more precise "Invalid number" error
64 # instead.
65 # expect+1: Invalid number "x}Rest" != "Rest"" for modifier ":range"
66 .if "${:U:range=x}Rest" != "Rest"
67 . error
68 .else
69 . error
70 .endif
71
72 # The upper limit of the range must always be given in decimal.
73 # This parse error stops at the 'x', trying to parse it as a variable
74 # modifier.
75 # expect+1: Unknown modifier ":x0"
76 .if "${:U:range=0x0}Rest" != "Rest"
77 . error
78 .else
79 . error
80 .endif
81
82 # As of 2020-11-01, numeric overflow is not detected.
83 # Since strtoul returns ULONG_MAX in such a case, it is interpreted as a
84 # very large number, consuming all available memory.
85 #.if "${:U:range=18446744073709551619}Rest" != "Rest"
86 #. error
87 #.else
88 #. error
89 #.endif
90
91 # modifier name too short
92 # expect+1: Unknown modifier ":rang"
93 .if "${a b c:L:rang}Rest" != "Rest"
94 . error
95 .else
96 . error
97 .endif
98
99 # misspelled modifier name
100 # expect+1: Unknown modifier ":rango"
101 .if "${a b c:L:rango}Rest" != "Rest"
102 . error
103 .else
104 . error
105 .endif
106
107 # modifier name too long
108 # expect+1: Unknown modifier ":ranger"
109 .if "${a b c:L:ranger}Rest" != "Rest"
110 . error
111 .else
112 . error
113 .endif
114
115 all:
116