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JacksCracked on Aug 18, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Afraid of Makefiles? Don't be

Each logical line of a makefile is executed in its own shell. This means that variables cannot be set across lines and directory changes cannot be changed across lines.

ComputerGuru on Aug 18, 2017 [–]

Just use the export command to set variables across lines.

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