[CLN-list] recent Makefile change

[Richard B. Kreckel]

Hi Ralf,

Ralf Wildenhues wrote:

>>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.
>  
>

Sure, you know that and I know that. But novice hackers don't know that, 
and, under extreme conditions, get bitten by the problem. This is all 
just about style and conventions.

Cheers
  -richy.

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Richard B. Kreckel
<http://www.ginac.de/~kreckel/>