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* New feature: Makefile warning reporting control
A new option "--warn" controls reporting of warnings for makefiles. Actions
- can be set to "ignore", "warn", or "error". The existing warning for
- undefined variables is implemented and defaults to "ignore".
- "--warn-undefined-variables" is deprecated, and is translated to
- "--warn=undefined-vars" internally.
+ can be set to "ignore", "warn", or "error". Two new warnings are reported:
+ assigning to invalid variable names, and referencing invalid variable names
+ (both set to "warn" by default), in addition to the existing warning for
+ undefined variables (defaults to "ignore"). "--warn-undefined-variables" is
+ deprecated, and is translated to "--warn=undefined-vars" internally.
Version 4.4.1 (26 Feb 2023)