Re: Question about :execute {pass}

Scott Witscher wrote:

> First let me say that AAP is very cool stuf.  It solves many of the
> problems that I have with other build systems.

I'm glad you like it.

> I have a question about the behavior of the :execute function.  When I
> use the {pass} option the execute command does not set variables that
> are specified on the :execute command line.  This does work without
> the {pass} option.  Is this the intended behavior or is this a bug?

This looks like a bug.  I can reproduce the problem, thanks for the
clear description.

I'll look into a solution, it is not obvious how the environment is
passed to the executed recipe.

BTW, it's strange to have a recipe execute itself, but I suppose there
is nothing that prevents you from doing it.

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