xcconfig file -- set a variable value with a leading space?

Question

Suppose I want to define the value of an environment variable BAR to be " foo", without the quotes. If my .xcconfig file has the line

BAR = foo

that will set it to "foo". Same goes if it has the line

BAR =  foo

Is there a way to do what I want?

Did you try `BAR = " foo"` ? – Martin R Apr 06 '13 at 14:10 — Martin R, Apr 06 '13 at 14:10
yeah, it kept the quotes in. – William Jockusch Apr 06 '13 at 14:29 — William Jockusch, Apr 06 '13 at 14:29

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 07 '13 at 01:52

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I found a way to do it:

EMPTY_STRING =
BAR = $(EMPTY_STRING) foo // the empty string protects leading space.

answered Apr 07 '13 at 01:52

William Jockusch

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BAR = $() foo has the same result. No need to define an extra variable – Thomas Keuleers May 06 '15 at 07:06

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