| # This allows us to work with the newline character: |
| define newline |
| |
| |
| endef |
| newline := $(newline) |
| |
| # nl-escape |
| # |
| # Usage: escape = $(call nl-escape[,escape]) |
| # |
| # This is used as the common way to specify |
| # what should replace a newline when escaping |
| # newlines; the default is a bizarre string. |
| # |
| nl-escape = $(if $(1),$(1),m822df3020w6a44id34bt574ctac44eb9f4n) |
| |
| # escape-nl |
| # |
| # Usage: escaped-text = $(call escape-nl,text[,escape]) |
| # |
| # GNU make's $(shell ...) function converts to a |
| # single space each newline character in the output |
| # produced during the expansion; this may not be |
| # desirable. |
| # |
| # The only solution is to change each newline into |
| # something that won't be converted, so that the |
| # information can be recovered later with |
| # $(call unescape-nl...) |
| # |
| escape-nl = $(subst $(newline),$(call nl-escape,$(2)),$(1)) |
| |
| # unescape-nl |
| # |
| # Usage: text = $(call unescape-nl,escaped-text[,escape]) |
| # |
| # See escape-nl. |
| # |
| unescape-nl = $(subst $(call nl-escape,$(2)),$(newline),$(1)) |
| |
| # shell-escape-nl |
| # |
| # Usage: $(shell some-command | $(call shell-escape-nl[,escape])) |
| # |
| # Use this to escape newlines from within a shell call; |
| # the default escape is a bizarre string. |
| # |
| # NOTE: The escape is used directly as a string constant |
| # in an `awk' program that is delimited by shell |
| # single-quotes, so be wary of the characters |
| # that are chosen. |
| # |
| define shell-escape-nl |
| awk 'NR==1 {t=$$0} NR>1 {t=t "$(nl-escape)" $$0} END {printf t}' |
| endef |
| |
| # shell-unescape-nl |
| # |
| # Usage: $(shell some-command | $(call shell-unescape-nl[,escape])) |
| # |
| # Use this to unescape newlines from within a shell call; |
| # the default escape is a bizarre string. |
| # |
| # NOTE: The escape is used directly as an extended regular |
| # expression constant in an `awk' program that is |
| # delimited by shell single-quotes, so be wary |
| # of the characters that are chosen. |
| # |
| # (The bash shell has a bug where `{gsub(...),...}' is |
| # misinterpreted as a brace expansion; this can be |
| # overcome by putting a space between `{' and `gsub'). |
| # |
| define shell-unescape-nl |
| awk 'NR==1 {t=$$0} NR>1 {t=t "\n" $$0} END { gsub(/$(nl-escape)/,"\n",t); printf t }' |
| endef |
| |
| # escape-for-shell-sq |
| # |
| # Usage: embeddable-text = $(call escape-for-shell-sq,text) |
| # |
| # This function produces text that is suitable for |
| # embedding in a shell string that is delimited by |
| # single-quotes. |
| # |
| escape-for-shell-sq = $(subst ','\'',$(1)) |
| |
| # shell-sq |
| # |
| # Usage: single-quoted-and-escaped-text = $(call shell-sq,text) |
| # |
| shell-sq = '$(escape-for-shell-sq)' |
| |
| # shell-wordify |
| # |
| # Usage: wordified-text = $(call shell-wordify,text) |
| # |
| # For instance: |
| # |
| # |define text |
| # |hello |
| # |world |
| # |endef |
| # | |
| # |target: |
| # | echo $(call shell-wordify,$(text)) |
| # |
| # At least GNU make gets confused by expanding a newline |
| # within the context of a command line of a makefile rule |
| # (this is in constrast to a `$(shell ...)' function call, |
| # which can handle it just fine). |
| # |
| # This function avoids the problem by producing a string |
| # that works as a shell word, regardless of whether or |
| # not it contains a newline. |
| # |
| # If the text to be wordified contains a newline, then |
| # an intrictate shell command substitution is constructed |
| # to render the text as a single line; when the shell |
| # processes the resulting escaped text, it transforms |
| # it into the original unescaped text. |
| # |
| # If the text does not contain a newline, then this function |
| # produces the same results as the `$(shell-sq)' function. |
| # |
| shell-wordify = $(if $(findstring $(newline),$(1)),$(_sw-esc-nl),$(shell-sq)) |
| define _sw-esc-nl |
| "$$(echo $(call escape-nl,$(shell-sq),$(2)) | $(call shell-unescape-nl,$(2)))" |
| endef |
| |
| # is-absolute |
| # |
| # Usage: bool-value = $(call is-absolute,path) |
| # |
| is-absolute = $(shell echo $(shell-sq) | grep -q ^/ && echo y) |
| |
| # lookup |
| # |
| # Usage: absolute-executable-path-or-empty = $(call lookup,path) |
| # |
| # (It's necessary to use `sh -c' because GNU make messes up by |
| # trying too hard and getting things wrong). |
| # |
| lookup = $(call unescape-nl,$(shell sh -c $(_l-sh))) |
| _l-sh = $(call shell-sq,command -v $(shell-sq) | $(call shell-escape-nl,)) |
| |
| # is-executable |
| # |
| # Usage: bool-value = $(call is-executable,path) |
| # |
| # (It's necessary to use `sh -c' because GNU make messes up by |
| # trying too hard and getting things wrong). |
| # |
| is-executable = $(call _is-executable-helper,$(shell-sq)) |
| _is-executable-helper = $(shell sh -c $(_is-executable-sh)) |
| _is-executable-sh = $(call shell-sq,test -f $(1) -a -x $(1) && echo y) |
| |
| # get-executable |
| # |
| # Usage: absolute-executable-path-or-empty = $(call get-executable,path) |
| # |
| # The goal is to get an absolute path for an executable; |
| # the `command -v' is defined by POSIX, but it's not |
| # necessarily very portable, so it's only used if |
| # relative path resolution is requested, as determined |
| # by the presence of a leading `/'. |
| # |
| get-executable = $(if $(1),$(if $(is-absolute),$(_ge-abspath),$(lookup))) |
| _ge-abspath = $(if $(is-executable),$(1)) |
| |
| # get-supplied-or-default-executable |
| # |
| # Usage: absolute-executable-path-or-empty = $(call get-executable-or-default,variable,default) |
| # |
| define get-executable-or-default |
| $(if $($(1)),$(call _ge_attempt,$($(1)),$(1)),$(call _ge_attempt,$(2))) |
| endef |
| _ge_attempt = $(if $(get-executable),$(get-executable),$(_gea_warn)$(call _gea_err,$(2))) |
| _gea_warn = $(warning The path '$(1)' is not executable.) |
| _gea_err = $(if $(1),$(error Please set '$(1)' appropriately)) |