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Date:	Thu, 17 Aug 2000 08:00:58 +0200
From:	"Lassi A. Tuura" <lassi DOT tuura AT cern DOT ch>
Organization:	Northeastern University, Boston, USA
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To:	Heribert Dahms <heribert_dahms AT icon-gmbh DOT de>
CC:	Brian Pollard <b_pollard AT trillium DOT com>, cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
Subject:	Re: problem with make
References:	<99B82AA9708ED0119B55006097125A00363F06 AT ifk63 DOT mach DOT uni-karlsruhe DOT de>

> I never used trailing comments and $(strip) is also new to me,
> but is it really true that the obvious quoted
> var="value      "
> does NOT preserve trailing spaces?

Well, it does preserve the spaces -- but only because as far as make is
concerned, $(var) is `"value      "', quotes and all.  In other words,
there are no trailing spaces in your example :-)

Cheers and have a great week,
//lat
-- 
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over the world are doing so with great regularity.  --Steven Bellovin

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