[CLN-list] recent Makefile change

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hello Richard,

* Richard B. Kreckel wrote on Wed, Sep 06, 2006 at 12:36:38AM CEST:
> Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> 
> >Just curious: Is there any technical reason for this recent change in
> >the CVS version of CLN, or is that just for (non)readability?

> No technical reason. Only readability and similarity with environments 
> like bash, wordexp(3), etc. where one wants this distinction.

OK, thanks.

> The 
> expansion of $(rm /) is quite distinct from that one of ${rm /}, there. 
> I've embarked on a little holy war since when I actually ran into a 
> related problem with command substitution. I believe it's evil to allow 
> command substitution where it doesn't make sense.

Sure, but that's not within a makefile.

> I hope there's no problem with this?

No.

Cheers,
Ralf