02.variables/.gitignore

@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
-# ignore all generated file by the makefile (we prefix them with file...)
-/file*
+/file1
+/file2
+/file3
+/file4

02.variables/Makefile

@@ -6,11 +6,8 @@ VAR2=asdas  agu
 VAR3=asdas  agu
 # according to https://stackoverflow.com/a/649255/1711186 it is not possible to
 # have newlines being part of a Makefile variable
-# CORRECTION there should be indeed a wat to have "newlines" be stored in a 
-# makefile variable see GNU make docu https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Multi_002dLine.html
 VAR4='asdas  \
 agu'
-FILE:=file
 
 all: file1 file2 file3 file4
 
@@ -25,16 +22,3 @@ file3:
 
 file4:
 	echo "$(VAR4)" > $@
-
-# Variables can be used for the target of recepies 
-$(FILE)-li:
-	touch $@
-
-
-# bottom line the use of variables might feel a bit annoying in
-# paritcular for the bash/shell programmers as it uses the same
-# "$" indicator but then oftentime $(VARNAME) 
-# it is possible to use ${VARNAME}, 
-# as a "price" the use of $ in the "recipe" part of a rule the us of shell variabls requires
-# to use $$SHELVAR
-