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@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ https://sv.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?group=make&report_id=111&fix_release_id=109&se
* WARNING: Backward-incompatibility!
Previously only simple (one-letter) options were added to the MAKEFLAGS
- variable that was visible while parsing makefiles. Now, all options
- are available in MAKEFLAGS.
+ variable that was visible while parsing makefiles. Now, all options are
+ available in MAKEFLAGS. If you want to check MAKEFLAGS for a one-letter
+ option, expanding "$(firstword -$(MAKEFLAGS))" is a reliable way to return
+ the set of one-letter options which can be examined via findstring, etc.
* WARNING: Backward-incompatibility!
Previously makefile variables marked as export were not exported to commands