# $NetBSD: cond-cmp-string.mk,v 1.15 2021/12/11 09:53:53 rillig Exp $ # # Tests for string comparisons in .if conditions. # This is a simple comparison of string literals. # Nothing surprising here. .if "str" != "str" . error .endif # The right-hand side of the comparison may be written without quotes. .if "str" != str . error .endif # The left-hand side of the comparison must be enclosed in quotes. # This one is not enclosed in quotes and thus generates an error message. .if str != str . error .endif # The left-hand side of the comparison requires that any variable expression # is defined. # # The variable named "" is never defined, nevertheless it can be used as a # starting point for variable expressions. Applying the :U modifier to such # an undefined expression turns it into a defined expression. # # See ApplyModifier_Defined and DEF_DEFINED. .if ${:Ustr} != "str" . error .endif # Any character in a string literal may be escaped using a backslash. # This means that "\n" does not mean a newline but a simple "n". .if "string" != "\s\t\r\i\n\g" . error .endif # It is not possible to concatenate two string literals to form a single # string. In C, Python and the shell this is possible, but not in make. .if "string" != "str""ing" . error .else . error .endif # There is no = operator for strings. .if !("value" = "value") . error .else . error .endif # There is no === operator for strings either. .if !("value" === "value") . error .else . error .endif # A variable expression can be enclosed in double quotes. .if ${:Uword} != "${:Uword}" . error .endif # Between 2003-01-01 (maybe even earlier) and 2020-10-30, adding one of the # characters " \t!=><" directly after a variable expression resulted in a # "Malformed conditional", even though the string was well-formed. .if ${:Uword } != "${:Uword} " . error .endif # Some other characters worked though, and some didn't. # Those that are mentioned in is_separator didn't work. .if ${:Uword0} != "${:Uword}0" . error .endif .if ${:Uword&} != "${:Uword}&" . error .endif .if ${:Uword!} != "${:Uword}!" . error .endif .if ${:Uword<} != "${:Uword}<" . error .endif # Adding another variable expression to the string literal works though. .if ${:Uword} != "${:Uwo}${:Urd}" . error .endif # Adding a space at the beginning of the quoted variable expression works # though. .if ${:U word } != " ${:Uword} " . error .endif # If at least one side of the comparison is a string literal, the string # comparison is performed. .if 12345 != "12345" . error .endif # If at least one side of the comparison is a string literal, the string # comparison is performed. The ".0" in the left-hand side makes the two # sides of the equation unequal. .if 12345.0 == "12345" . error .endif # Strings cannot be compared relationally, only for equality. .if "string" < "string" . error .else . error .endif # Strings cannot be compared relationally, only for equality. .if "string" <= "string" . error .else . error .endif # Strings cannot be compared relationally, only for equality. .if "string" > "string" . error .else . error .endif # Strings cannot be compared relationally, only for equality. .if "string" >= "string" . error .else . error .endif