Make: Issue with $(MAKE) in make includes, when make is not on the default path

[marco atzeri]

On Sun, Oct 23, 2022 at 7:27 PM Ferenc Valenta <ferenc.valenta@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Just found a possible issue with Cygwin:
> If cygwin is not on the default path, and make is started by specyfing
> the path to it (e.g., c:\cygwin64\bin\make), $(MAKE) works in the
> top-level makefile, but it does not work in make includes.
> To reproduce the issue, use these files:
>
> makefile:
> $(info $(shell $(MAKE) --version))
> include test.mak
>
> test.mak:
> $(info $(shell $(MAKE) --version))
>
> Make sure that Cygwin is not on the default path, e.g. type *path ;* to
> erase the default path entirely.
> Then start make by specifying the path to it: c:\cygwin64\bin\make
>
> The first $(MAKE) call works, the second one does not.
> If make is on the default path, both work.
>
> Best regards,
>
> --
> Ferenc Valenta / System Architect / Mentor Graphics Deutschland
>

Hi Ferenc,

I doubt this should be considered a specific Cygwin bug or a bug at all

Marco