Questions tagged [automatic-variable]
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vpath not picking up newly built objects
I have this Makefile (and GNU Make):
vpath %.o .objs
OBJDIR=.objs
all: symbol_tests.so
symbol_tests.so: symbol_tests.o symbol.o # simulate linking
@echo Linking target: $@, prerequisites: $^
%.o: %.c | $(OBJDIR)/
gcc -o $(OBJDIR)/$@ -c…

thoni56
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Powershell equivalent to $_ in bash
In bash, to get argument from last command we call $_.
I have searched but couldn't find what is equivalent to bash's $_ in PowerShell ?
Example:
$ mkdir 20171206
$ cd $_
Now bash current working directory would be 20171206 and I am trying to…

Raja G
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Makefile automatic variables not escaping characters in filenames
I am using automatic variables with static pattern rules in a Makefile, but I have a problem with filenames with parentheses. The parentheses are not escaped properly for the shell, and I get a syntax error from the shell:
/bin/sh: -c: line 0:…

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