make(1) is broken?

[Stanislav Sedov]

Hi!

I have a strange problem linked with make(1)

Consider the following Makefile:
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COMPS=aa ab ac
AA=aa

VAR1=${COMPS:Maa}
VAR2=${COMPS:M${AA}}

.for COMP in ${AA}
VAR3=${COMPS:M${COMP}}
.endfor
---------------------------------------------------------------

Now, running make(1) gives:
% make -V VAR1
aa
% make -V VAR2
}
% make -V VAR3
aa

Results for VAR2 seems quite strange for me. It looks like
${COMP}!=${AA}

So, the question: is make(1) broken, or it's my misunderstanding?

Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Stanislav Sedov         MBSD labs, Inc.         <ssedov at mbsd.msk.ru>
Россия, Москва         http://mbsd.msk.ru

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