freebsd-dev/contrib/bmake/unit-tests/varparse-undef-partial.mk
Simon J. Gerraty e2eeea75eb Merge bmake-20201117
o allow env var MAKE_OBJDIR_CHECK_WRITABLE=no to skip writable
  checks in InitObjdir.  Explicit .OBJDIR target always allows
  read-only directory.

o More code cleanup and refactoring.

o More unit tests

MFC after:	1 week
2020-11-20 06:02:31 +00:00

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# $NetBSD: varparse-undef-partial.mk,v 1.3 2020/11/04 05:10:01 rillig Exp $
# When an undefined variable is expanded in a ':=' assignment, only the
# initial '$' of the variable expression is skipped by the parser, while
# the remaining expression is evaluated. In edge cases this can lead to
# a completely different interpretation of the partially expanded text.
LIST= ${DEF} ${UNDEF} ${VAR.${PARAM}} end
DEF= defined
PARAM= :Q
# The expression ${VAR.${PARAM}} refers to the variable named "VAR.:Q",
# with the ":Q" being part of the name. This variable is not defined,
# therefore the initial '$' of that whole expression is skipped by the
# parser (see Var_Subst, the Buf_AddByte in the else branch) and the rest
# of the expression is expanded as usual.
#
# The resulting variable expression is ${VAR.:Q}, which means that the
# interpretation of the ":Q" has changed from being part of the variable
# name to being a variable modifier. This is a classical code injection.
EVAL:= ${LIST}
.if ${EVAL} != "defined end"
. error ${EVAL}
.endif
# Define the possible outcomes, to see which of them gets expanded.
VAR.= var-dot without parameter
${:UVAR.\:Q}= var-dot with parameter :Q
# At this point, the variable "VAR." is defined, therefore the expression
# ${VAR.:Q} is expanded, consisting of the variable name "VAR." and the
# modifier ":Q".
.if ${EVAL} != "defined var-dot\\ without\\ parameter end"
. error ${EVAL}
.endif
# In contrast to the previous line, evaluating the original LIST again now
# produces a different result since the variable named "VAR.:Q" is now
# defined. It is expanded as usual, interpreting the ":Q" as part of the
# variable name, as would be expected from reading the variable expression.
EVAL:= ${LIST}
.if ${EVAL} != "defined var-dot with parameter :Q end"
. error ${EVAL}
.endif
# It's difficult to decide what the best behavior is in this situation.
# Should the whole expression be skipped for now, or should the inner
# subexpressions be expanded already?
#
# Example 1:
# CFLAGS:= ${CFLAGS:N-W*} ${COPTS.${COMPILER}}
#
# The variable COMPILER typically contains an identifier and the variable is
# not modified later. In this practical case, it does not matter whether the
# expression is expanded early, or whether the whole ${COPTS.${COMPILER}} is
# expanded as soon as the variable COPTS.${COMPILER} becomes defined. The
# expression ${COMPILER} would be expanded several times, but in this simple
# scenario there would not be any side effects.
#
# TODO: Add a practical example where early/lazy expansion actually makes a
# difference.
all:
@: