# $NetBSD: directive-export-gmake.mk,v 1.2 2020/10/19 18:59:53 rillig Exp $ # # Tests for the export directive (without leading dot), as in GNU make. # The "export" directive only affects the environment of the make process # and its child processes. It does not affect the global variables or any # other variables. VAR= before export VAR=exported .if ${VAR} != "before" . error .endif # Ensure that the name-value pair is actually exported. .if ${:!echo "\$VAR"!} != "exported" . error .endif # This line looks like it would export 2 variables, but it doesn't. # It only exports VAR and appends everything else as the variable value. export VAR=exported VAR2=exported-as-well .if ${:!echo "\$VAR"!} != "exported VAR2=exported-as-well" . error ${:!echo "\$VAR"!} .endif # Contrary to the usual variable assignments, spaces are significant # after the '=' sign and are prepended to the value of the environment # variable. export VAR= leading spaces .if ${:!echo "\$VAR"!} != " leading spaces" . error .endif # Contrary to the usual variable assignments, spaces are significant # before the '=' sign and are appended to the name of the environment # variable. # # Depending on the shell, environment variables with such exotic names # may be silently discarded. One such shell is dash, which is the default # shell on Ubuntu and Debian. export VAR =trailing space in varname .if ${:!env | grep trailing!} != "VAR =trailing space in varname" . if ${:!env | grep trailing!} != "" # for dash . error . endif .endif # The right-hand side of the exported variable is expanded exactly once. TWICE= expanded twice ONCE= expanded once, leaving $${TWICE} as-is export VAR=${ONCE} .if ${:!echo "\$VAR"!} != "expanded once, leaving \${TWICE} as-is" . error .endif # Undefined variables are allowed on the right-hand side, they expand # to an empty string, as usual. export VAR=an ${UNDEF} variable .if ${:!echo "\$VAR"!} != "an variable" . error .endif all: @:;