[bug #66627] A target-specific variable side-effect on eval

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                 Summary: A target-specific variable side-effect on eval
                   Group: make
               Submitter: None
               Submitted: Thu 02 Jan 2025 08:00:10 PM UTC
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Bug
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
       Component Version: 4.4.1
        Operating System: Any
           Fixed Release: None
           Triage Status: None


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Date: Thu 02 Jan 2025 08:00:10 PM UTC By: Anonymous
A target-specific variable has a "strange" side-effect on evaluation of
expressions involving the variable. I have replicated this on various GNU Make
versions: 3.81 on macos, 4.3.0 on ubuntu, 4.4.1 on fedora. 








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