Programming

Hello~

If $ is inside makfile, it is considered as internal definition of makefile.
Is there any way around this?
I mean I want to print $ using makefile.
Any tip will be great help !

Not sure if I understand what you are trying to do without seeing sample program code, but putting a character inside double-quotes normally protects it from being interpreted. For instance

Code:

echo "$"
$

command.

What exactly are you trying to do?

joeyg//

Inside the makefile,

Code:

test:
        awk '/MUCOEFF/{$1=0.1}1' file > file

I want to change values of MUCOEFF in file with above makefile.

0.0 MUCOEFF -> 0.1 MUCOEFF

If I type "awk '/MUCOEFF/{$1=0.1}1' file > file" in command line, it works.
But if I type "make test" which calls the above code, it gives following error message :

awk '/MUCOEFF/{=0.1}1' file > file
awk: /MUCOEFF/{=0.1}1
awk: ^ syntax error
make: *** [test] Error 1

As you see from the first line in error message, $1 is not recognized and gives syntax error.
Main reason is that $ is recognized as internal definition of makefile.

I tried "$"1 and "$1", but it does not work also.
It is recognized as "awk '/MUCOEFF/{"1=0.1}1' file > file" or "awk '/MUCOEFF/{"=0.1}1' file > file".
Any other ways?

Code:

echo "$"

won't work in a makefile because make interprets anything beginning with $ as a variable and wants to expand it, but

Code:

echo "$$"

will print a literal $, so try

Code:

test:
        awk '/MUCOEFF/{$$1=0.1}1' file > file

spirtle//
Thank you so much, $$ works !!!
You have shed light on me finally.