Makefile: note use of target-specific variables

8 years ago · 0030112958
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commit 0030112958
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@ -508,6 +508,9 @@ $(PREFIX)/$(3)/installed/$(1): $(PKG_MAKEFILES) \


 .PHONY: build-only-$(1)_$(3)
+# target-specific variables provide an extra level of scoping so that named
+# variables can be used in package build rules:
+# https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Target_002dspecific.html
 build-only-$(1)_$(3): PKG = $(1)
 build-only-$(1)_$(3): TARGET = $(3)
 build-only-$(1)_$(3): BUILD_$(if $(findstring shared,$(3)),SHARED,STATIC) = TRUE