Assign variable once when first used in Makefile [duplicate]
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How do I only invoke a make shell function once in a variable expansion, and only when the variable is first used? I don't want to use := to expand at declaration time (ie: simple expansion) because the expansion is expensive and only some of my targets need the variable.
I tried using conditional variable assignment but it invokes the shell every time, for example, the following invokes shell ls twice:
.PHONY: test
FILES ?= $(warning Invoking the shell)$(shell ls)
test:
echo $(FILES) one
echo $(FILES) two
makefile gnu-make
asked Nov 18 '18 at 2:38
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How to get “at most once” semantics in variable assignments?
2 answers
How do I only invoke a make shell function once in a variable expansion, and only when the variable is first used? I don't want to use := to expand at declaration time (ie: simple expansion) because the expansion is expensive and only some of my targets need the variable.
I tried using conditional variable assignment but it invokes the shell every time, for example, the following invokes shell ls twice:
.PHONY: test
FILES ?= $(warning Invoking the shell)$(shell ls)
test:
echo $(FILES) one
echo $(FILES) two
makefile gnu-make
asked Nov 18 '18 at 2:38
tekumaratekumara
5,14774058
marked as duplicate by Renaud Pacalet, Community♦ Nov 21 '18 at 6:54
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A longer writeup is here: make.mad-scientist.net/deferred-simple-variable-expansion
– MadScientist
Nov 18 '18 at 14:23
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How to get “at most once” semantics in variable assignments?
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How do I only invoke a make shell function once in a variable expansion, and only when the variable is first used? I don't want to use := to expand at declaration time (ie: simple expansion) because the expansion is expensive and only some of my targets need the variable.
I tried using conditional variable assignment but it invokes the shell every time, for example, the following invokes shell ls twice:
.PHONY: test
FILES ?= $(warning Invoking the shell)$(shell ls)
test:
echo $(FILES) one
echo $(FILES) two
makefile gnu-make
asked Nov 18 '18 at 2:38
tekumaratekumara
5,14774058
This question already has an answer here:
How to get “at most once” semantics in variable assignments?
2 answers
How do I only invoke a make shell function once in a variable expansion, and only when the variable is first used? I don't want to use := to expand at declaration time (ie: simple expansion) because the expansion is expensive and only some of my targets need the variable.
I tried using conditional variable assignment but it invokes the shell every time, for example, the following invokes shell ls twice:
.PHONY: test
FILES ?= $(warning Invoking the shell)$(shell ls)
test:
echo $(FILES) one
echo $(FILES) two
This question already has an answer here:
How to get “at most once” semantics in variable assignments?
2 answers
makefile gnu-make
makefile gnu-make
asked Nov 18 '18 at 2:38
tekumaratekumara
5,14774058
asked Nov 18 '18 at 2:38
tekumaratekumara
5,14774058
asked Nov 18 '18 at 2:38
tekumaratekumara
5,14774058
asked Nov 18 '18 at 2:38
tekumaratekumara
5,14774058
asked Nov 18 '18 at 2:38
tekumaratekumara
5,14774058
5,14774058
marked as duplicate by Renaud Pacalet, Community♦ Nov 21 '18 at 6:54
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marked as duplicate by Renaud Pacalet, Community♦ Nov 21 '18 at 6:54
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A longer writeup is here: make.mad-scientist.net/deferred-simple-variable-expansion
– MadScientist
Nov 18 '18 at 14:23
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A longer writeup is here: make.mad-scientist.net/deferred-simple-variable-expansion
– MadScientist
Nov 18 '18 at 14:23
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A longer writeup is here: make.mad-scientist.net/deferred-simple-variable-expansion
– MadScientist
Nov 18 '18 at 14:23
A longer writeup is here: make.mad-scientist.net/deferred-simple-variable-expansion
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Move the assignment inside the recipe
test:
FILES=$$(ls) ;
echo $$FILES one ;
echo $$FILES two
answered Nov 18 '18 at 7:21
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Move the assignment inside the recipe
test:
FILES=$$(ls) ;
echo $$FILES one ;
echo $$FILES two
answered Nov 18 '18 at 7:21
user657267user657267
17.3k53160
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Move the assignment inside the recipe
test:
FILES=$$(ls) ;
echo $$FILES one ;
echo $$FILES two
answered Nov 18 '18 at 7:21
user657267user657267
17.3k53160
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Move the assignment inside the recipe
test:
FILES=$$(ls) ;
echo $$FILES one ;
echo $$FILES two
answered Nov 18 '18 at 7:21
user657267user657267
17.3k53160
Move the assignment inside the recipe
test:
FILES=$$(ls) ;
echo $$FILES one ;
echo $$FILES two
answered Nov 18 '18 at 7:21
user657267user657267
17.3k53160
answered Nov 18 '18 at 7:21
user657267user657267
17.3k53160
answered Nov 18 '18 at 7:21
user657267user657267
17.3k53160
answered Nov 18 '18 at 7:21
user657267user657267
17.3k53160
17.3k53160
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A longer writeup is here: make.mad-scientist.net/deferred-simple-variable-expansion
– MadScientist
Nov 18 '18 at 14:23