From abb0c3933bb2092610fb6053c84b5296b8ce5341 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Jackson Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:15:48 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Transpose columns in path syntax reference Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson --- README | 32 ++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 0ade775..6e4ac8e 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -143,11 +143,11 @@ Summary of recommended directory reference syntaxes Path construction &-expansions, meanings summary: - Recommended In build tree In source tree - when Relative Absolute Relative Absolute - - This directory & &@ &, &@, - Top level . &@. &; &@; + Relative paths in... Absolute paths in... + build source build source + + This directory & &, &@ &@, + Top level . &; &@. &@; Adding `@' means "absolute path". (`&.' is not allowed without @ because just `&./' is a silly way of writing `.'.) `/' terminates the @@ -157,17 +157,17 @@ processing. In more detail, with the various options for what comes next: - Recommended In build tree In source tree - when Relative Absolute Relative Absolute - - This lc &file &@file &,file &@,file - directory any &/file &@/file &,/file &@,/file - several & f g h &@ f g h &, f g h &@, f g h - - Top lc &@.file &;file &@;file - level any file &@./file &;/file &@;/file - several f g h &@. f g h &; f g h &@; f g h - .mk.in file $(abs)/file $(src)/file $(abs_src)/file + Recommended Relative paths in... Absolute paths in... + for build source build source + + This lc &file &,file &@file &@,file + directory any &/file &,/file &@/file &@,/file + several & f g h &, f g h &@ f g h &@, f g h + + Top lc &;file &@.file &@;file + level any file &;/file &@./file &@;/file + several f g h &; f g h &@. f g h &@; f g h + .mk.in file $(src)/file $(abs)/file $(abs_src)/file Substitution syntax ------------------- -- 2.30.2