On Feb 12, 2008 2:11 AM, Karl Berry <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> and that, if the user not only uses Autoconf but also Automake, she
> can write it as $(foodir) rather than @foodir@.
>
> Doesn't this practice contradict the recommendation of using ${...}?
> And, although I knew this was possible, I've forgotten why it's
> desirable to use $(...) instead of @...@. I'm lost, sorry ...
Using $(FOO) [or ${FOO} - same] allows the user to override FOO when
invoking make.
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