Global: 8_DOLLARS = $$$$$$$$ Global: VAR = Var_Parse: ${8_DOLLARS} (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined) Global: VAR = $$$$$$$$ Var_Parse: ${VAR:D${8_DOLLARS}} (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined) Evaluating modifier ${VAR:D...} on value "$$$$$$$$" (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined, regular) Var_Parse: ${8_DOLLARS}} (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined) Result of ${VAR:D${8_DOLLARS}} is "$$$$$$$$" (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined, regular) Global: VAR = $$$$$$$$ Var_Parse: ${VAR:@var@${8_DOLLARS}@} (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined) Evaluating modifier ${VAR:@...} on value "$$$$$$$$" (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined, regular) Modifier part: "var" Modifier part: "${8_DOLLARS}" ModifyWords: split "$$$$$$$$" into 1 word Global: var = $$$$$$$$ Var_Parse: ${8_DOLLARS} (eval-keep-undefined) ModifyWord_Loop: in "$$$$$$$$", replace "var" with "${8_DOLLARS}" to "$$$$" Global:delete var Result of ${VAR:@var@${8_DOLLARS}@} is "$$$$" (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined, regular) Global: VAR = $$$$ Global: .MAKEFLAGS = -r -k -d v -d Global: .MAKEFLAGS = -r -k -d v -d 0 exit status 0