[Buildroot] [PATCH 0 of 6 v4] infra: fix dollar signs; remove some undefined versions

[Buildroot] [PATCH 0 of 6 v4] infra: fix dollar signs; remove some undefined versions

[Thomas De Schampheleire]

This patch series fixes the double sign problem in the inner-xxx-targets
(see description in the patch itself), and makes the following semi-related
changes:
- convert toolchain and toolchain-buildroot package to virtual-package
- change makedevs and mkpasswd to have a 'buildroot' version

The changes are related in the sense that the double dollar signs were
needed to correctly implement the subsequent patches.

I think that the series is ready to be merged now, with Reviews/Acks on all
patches.

As follow-up I plan to do something about the toolchain-external version
which is still 'undefined', and add some extra comments in pkg-generic.mk.

Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com>

---
v4: rebase, remove change to toolchain-external from this series
v3: rebase and implement comments on first patch
v2: increase consistency of rules (first two patches)

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1 of 6 v4] infra: consistently use double dollar signs inside inner-xxx-targets

[Thomas De Schampheleire]

The inner-xxx-targets in the buildroot package infrastructures are
evaluated using $(eval) which causes variable references to be a bit
different than in regular make code. As we want most references to be
expanded only at the time of the $(eval) we should not use standard
references $(VAR) but rather use double dollar signs $$(VAR). This includes
function references like $(call), $(subst), etc. The only exception is the
reference to pkgdir/pkgname and numbered variables, which are parameters to
the inner block: $(1), $(2), etc.

This patch introduces consistent usage of double-dollar signs throughout the
different inner-xxx-targets blocks.

In some cases, this would potentially cause circular references, in
particular when the value of HOST_FOO_VAR would be obtained from the
corresponding FOO_VAR if HOST_FOO_VAR is not defined. In these cases, a test
is added to check for a host package (the only case where such constructions
are relevant; these are not circular).

Benefits of these changes are:
- behavior of variables is now again as expected. For example, setting
  $(2)_VERSION = virtual in pkg-virtual.mk will effectively work, while
  originally it would cause very odd results.

- The output of 'make printvars' is now much more useful. This target shows
  the value of all variables, and the expression that led to that value.
  However, if the expression was coming from an inner-xxx-targets block, and
  was using single dollar signs, it would show in printvars as
    VAR = value (value)
  while if double dollar signs are used, it would effectively look like
    VAR = value (actual expression)
  as is intended.
  This improvement is for example effective for FOO_DL_VERSION, FOO_RAWNAME,
  FOO_SITE_METHOD and FOO_MAKE.

The correctness of this patch has been verified using 'make printvars',
'make manual' and 'make legal-info' before and after applying this patch,
and comparing the output.

Insight-provided-by: Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@mind.be>
Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com>

---
v4: rebase

v3: (rebase + implement comments from Arnout)
- add comment to manual.mk and fs/common.mk
- replace the $(origin) stuff with if ($(4),host) instead
- revert changes to outer targets
- remove comment in legal info ('double dollar signs are really needed
  here because...')
- revert changes to caseconvert-helper

v2:
- extend change to manual, fs/common and caseconvert-helper (Yann)
- increase consistency by also changing $(Q) in $$(Q) and the UPPERCASE
  calls in the xxx-targets (outer) block. (Yann)

 docs/manual/manual.mk    |  21 +++++----
 fs/common.mk             |  18 ++++---
 package/pkg-autotools.mk |  30 ++++++++------
 package/pkg-cmake.mk     |  34 ++++++++-------
 package/pkg-generic.mk   |  89 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
 package/pkg-luarocks.mk  |  10 ++--
 package/pkg-perl.mk      |  44 ++++++++++----------
 package/pkg-python.mk    |  30 +++++++------
 package/pkg-virtual.mk   |  12 +++--
 9 files changed, 151 insertions(+), 137 deletions(-)

Note: the 'make -qp' suggestion by Arnout produced a lot of output due to
the fact that the variables are now no longer expanded early. For printvars
I could easily work around this by patching it to only print the value, not
the rule, and then comparing. For 'make -qp' it is not possible. I did not
take on the task of comparing these files of 500k lines, but am trusting the
output of printvars along with the comparison of legal-info and manual
output.

diff -r 3ccc293b055d -r fab6ccc0da4b docs/manual/manual.mk
--- a/docs/manual/manual.mk	Wed Jun 11 17:24:02 2014 +0200
+++ b/docs/manual/manual.mk	Thu May 08 21:53:48 2014 +0200
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 	fi
 
 ################################################################################
-# GENDOC -- generates the make targets needed to build a specific type of
-#           asciidoc documentation.
+# GENDOC_INNER -- generates the make targets needed to build a specific type of
+#                 asciidoc documentation.
 #
 #  argument 1 is the name of the document and must be a subdirectory of docs/;
 #             the top-level asciidoc file must have the same name
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
 #  argument 6 (optional) are extra arguments for a2x
 #
 # The variable <DOCUMENT_NAME>_SOURCES defines the dependencies.
+#
+# Since this function will be called from within an $(eval ...)
+# all variable references except the arguments must be $$-quoted.
 ################################################################################
 define GENDOC_INNER
 $(1): $(1)-$(3)
@@ -54,16 +57,16 @@
 manual-check-dependencies-$(3):
 
 $$(O)/docs/$(1)/$(1).$(4): docs/$(1)/$(1).txt \
-			   $$($(call UPPERCASE,$(1))_SOURCES) \
+			   $$($$(call UPPERCASE,$(1))_SOURCES) \
 			   manual-check-dependencies \
 			   manual-check-dependencies-$(3) \
 			   manual-update-lists
-	$(Q)$(call MESSAGE,"Generating $(5) $(1)...")
-	$(Q)mkdir -p $$(@D)/.build
-	$(Q)rsync -au docs/$(1)/*.txt $$(@D)/.build
-	$(Q)a2x $(6) -f $(2) -d book -L -r $(TOPDIR)/docs/images \
+	$$(Q)$$(call MESSAGE,"Generating $(5) $(1)...")
+	$$(Q)mkdir -p $$(@D)/.build
+	$$(Q)rsync -au docs/$(1)/*.txt $$(@D)/.build
+	$$(Q)a2x $(6) -f $(2) -d book -L -r $$(TOPDIR)/docs/images \
 	        -D $$(@D) $$(@D)/.build/$(1).txt
-	-$(Q)rm -rf $$(@D)/.build
+	-$$(Q)rm -rf $$(@D)/.build
 endef
 
 ################################################################################
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@
 $(call GENDOC_INNER,$(1),epub,epub,epub,ePUB)
 clean: $(1)-clean
 $(1)-clean:
-	$(Q)$(RM) -rf $(O)/docs/$(1)
+	$$(Q)$$(RM) -rf $$(O)/docs/$(1)
 .PHONY: $(1) $(1)-clean manual-update-lists
 endef
 
diff -r 3ccc293b055d -r fab6ccc0da4b fs/common.mk
--- a/fs/common.mk	Wed Jun 11 17:24:02 2014 +0200
+++ b/fs/common.mk	Thu May 08 21:53:48 2014 +0200
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@
 USERS_TABLE = $(BUILD_DIR)/_users_table.txt
 ROOTFS_USERS_TABLES = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_ROOTFS_USERS_TABLES))
 
+# Since this function will be called from within an $(eval ...)
+# all variable references except the arguments must be $$-quoted.
 define ROOTFS_TARGET_INTERNAL
 
 # extra deps
 ROOTFS_$(2)_DEPENDENCIES += host-fakeroot host-makedevs \
-	$(if $(PACKAGES_USERS),host-mkpasswd)
+	$$(if $$(PACKAGES_USERS),host-mkpasswd)
 
 ifeq ($$(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_$(2)_GZIP),y)
 ROOTFS_$(2)_COMPRESS_EXT = .gz
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@
 	$$(foreach hook,$$(ROOTFS_$(2)_PRE_GEN_HOOKS),$$(call $$(hook))$$(sep))
 	rm -f $$(FAKEROOT_SCRIPT)
 	rm -f $$(TARGET_DIR_WARNING_FILE)
-	rm -f $(USERS_TABLE)
+	rm -f $$(USERS_TABLE)
 	echo "chown -h -R 0:0 $$(TARGET_DIR)" >> $$(FAKEROOT_SCRIPT)
 ifneq ($$(ROOTFS_DEVICE_TABLES),)
 	cat $$(ROOTFS_DEVICE_TABLES) > $$(FULL_DEVICE_TABLE)
@@ -80,17 +82,17 @@
 	echo "$$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/makedevs -d $$(FULL_DEVICE_TABLE) $$(TARGET_DIR)" >> $$(FAKEROOT_SCRIPT)
 endif
 ifneq ($$(ROOTFS_USERS_TABLES),)
-	cat $$(ROOTFS_USERS_TABLES) >> $(USERS_TABLE)
+	cat $$(ROOTFS_USERS_TABLES) >> $$(USERS_TABLE)
 endif
-	printf '$(subst $(sep),\n,$(PACKAGES_USERS))' >> $(USERS_TABLE)
-	PATH=$(BR_PATH) $(TOPDIR)/support/scripts/mkusers $(USERS_TABLE) $(TARGET_DIR) >> $(FAKEROOT_SCRIPT)
+	printf '$$(subst $$(sep),\n,$$(PACKAGES_USERS))' >> $$(USERS_TABLE)
+	PATH=$$(BR_PATH) $$(TOPDIR)/support/scripts/mkusers $$(USERS_TABLE) $$(TARGET_DIR) >> $$(FAKEROOT_SCRIPT)
 	echo "$$(ROOTFS_$(2)_CMD)" >> $$(FAKEROOT_SCRIPT)
 	chmod a+x $$(FAKEROOT_SCRIPT)
-	PATH=$(BR_PATH) $$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/fakeroot -- $$(FAKEROOT_SCRIPT)
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 support/misc/target-dir-warning.txt $$(TARGET_DIR_WARNING_FILE)
+	PATH=$$(BR_PATH) $$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/fakeroot -- $$(FAKEROOT_SCRIPT)
+	$$(INSTALL) -m 0644 support/misc/target-dir-warning.txt $$(TARGET_DIR_WARNING_FILE)
 	- at rm -f $$(FAKEROOT_SCRIPT) $$(FULL_DEVICE_TABLE)
 ifneq ($$(ROOTFS_$(2)_COMPRESS_CMD),)
-	PATH=$(BR_PATH) $$(ROOTFS_$(2)_COMPRESS_CMD) $$@ > $$@$$(ROOTFS_$(2)_COMPRESS_EXT)
+	PATH=$$(BR_PATH) $$(ROOTFS_$(2)_COMPRESS_CMD) $$@ > $$@$$(ROOTFS_$(2)_COMPRESS_EXT)
 endif
 
 rootfs-$(1)-show-depends:
diff -r 3ccc293b055d -r fab6ccc0da4b package/pkg-autotools.mk
--- a/package/pkg-autotools.mk	Wed Jun 11 17:24:02 2014 +0200
+++ b/package/pkg-autotools.mk	Thu May 08 21:53:48 2014 +0200
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
 ifndef $(2)_LIBTOOL_PATCH
  ifdef $(3)_LIBTOOL_PATCH
-  $(2)_LIBTOOL_PATCH = $($(3)_LIBTOOL_PATCH)
+  $(2)_LIBTOOL_PATCH = $$($(3)_LIBTOOL_PATCH)
  else
   $(2)_LIBTOOL_PATCH ?= YES
  endif
@@ -73,25 +73,28 @@
 
 ifndef $(2)_MAKE
  ifdef $(3)_MAKE
-  $(2)_MAKE = $($(3)_MAKE)
+  $(2)_MAKE = $$($(3)_MAKE)
  else
-  $(2)_MAKE ?= $(MAKE)
+  $(2)_MAKE ?= $$(MAKE)
  endif
 endif
 
 ifndef $(2)_AUTORECONF
  ifdef $(3)_AUTORECONF
-  $(2)_AUTORECONF = $($(3)_AUTORECONF)
+  $(2)_AUTORECONF = $$($(3)_AUTORECONF)
  else
   $(2)_AUTORECONF ?= NO
  endif
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(4),host)
+ $(2)_AUTORECONF_OPT ?= $$($(3)_AUTORECONF_OPT)
+endif
+
 $(2)_CONF_ENV			?=
 $(2)_CONF_OPT			?=
 $(2)_MAKE_ENV			?=
 $(2)_MAKE_OPT			?=
-$(2)_AUTORECONF_OPT		?= $($(3)_AUTORECONF_OPT)
 $(2)_INSTALL_OPT                ?= install
 $(2)_INSTALL_STAGING_OPT	?= DESTDIR=$$(STAGING_DIR) install
 $(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT		?= DESTDIR=$$(TARGET_DIR)  install
@@ -175,7 +178,7 @@
 #
 define LIBTOOL_PATCH_HOOK
 	@$$(call MESSAGE,"Patching libtool")
-	$(Q)if test "$$($$(PKG)_LIBTOOL_PATCH)" = "YES" \
+	$$(Q)if test "$$($$(PKG)_LIBTOOL_PATCH)" = "YES" \
 		-a "$$($$(PKG)_AUTORECONF)" != "YES"; then \
 		for i in `find $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) -name ltmain.sh`; do \
 			ltmain_version=`sed -n '/^[ 	]*VERSION=/{s/^[ 	]*VERSION=//;p;q;}' $$$$i | \
@@ -201,8 +204,8 @@
 #
 define AUTORECONF_HOOK
 	@$$(call MESSAGE,"Autoreconfiguring")
-	$(Q)cd $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) && $(AUTORECONF) $$($$(PKG)_AUTORECONF_OPT)
-	$(Q)if test "$$($$(PKG)_LIBTOOL_PATCH)" = "YES"; then \
+	$$(Q)cd $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) && $$(AUTORECONF) $$($$(PKG)_AUTORECONF_OPT)
+	$$(Q)if test "$$($$(PKG)_LIBTOOL_PATCH)" = "YES"; then \
 		for i in `find $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) -name ltmain.sh`; do \
 			ltmain_version=`sed -n '/^[ 	]*VERSION=/{s/^[ 	]*VERSION=//;p;q;}' $$$$i | \
 			sed -e 's/\([0-9].[0-9]*\).*/\1/' -e 's/\"//'`; \
@@ -220,10 +223,11 @@
 # This must be repeated from inner-generic-package, otherwise we get an empty
 # _DEPENDENCIES if _AUTORECONF is YES.  Also filter the result of _AUTORECONF
 # away from the non-host rule
-$(2)_DEPENDENCIES ?= $(filter-out host-automake host-autoconf host-libtool \
+ifeq ($(4),host)
+$(2)_DEPENDENCIES ?= $$(filter-out host-automake host-autoconf host-libtool \
 				host-toolchain $(1),\
-    $(patsubst host-host-%,host-%,$(addprefix host-,$($(3)_DEPENDENCIES))))
-
+    $$(patsubst host-host-%,host-%,$$(addprefix host-,$$($(3)_DEPENDENCIES))))
+endif
 
 ifeq ($$($(2)_AUTORECONF),YES)
 $(2)_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += AUTORECONF_HOOK
@@ -263,9 +267,9 @@
 ifndef $(2)_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
 define $(2)_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
 	$$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE) $$($$(PKG)_INSTALL_STAGING_OPT) -C $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR)
-	for i in $$$$(find $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib* -name "*.la"); do \
+	for i in $$$$(find $$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib* -name "*.la"); do \
 		cp -f $$$$i $$$$i~; \
-		$$(SED) "s:\(['= ]\)/usr:\\1$(STAGING_DIR)/usr:g" $$$$i; \
+		$$(SED) "s:\(['= ]\)/usr:\\1$$(STAGING_DIR)/usr:g" $$$$i; \
 	done
 endef
 endif
diff -r 3ccc293b055d -r fab6ccc0da4b package/pkg-cmake.mk
--- a/package/pkg-cmake.mk	Wed Jun 11 17:24:02 2014 +0200
+++ b/package/pkg-cmake.mk	Thu May 08 21:53:48 2014 +0200
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@
 
 $(2)_CONF_ENV			?=
 $(2)_CONF_OPT			?=
-$(2)_MAKE			?= $(MAKE)
+$(2)_MAKE			?= $$(MAKE)
 $(2)_MAKE_ENV			?=
 $(2)_MAKE_OPT			?=
 $(2)_INSTALL_HOST_OPT		?= install
 $(2)_INSTALL_STAGING_OPT	?= DESTDIR=$$(STAGING_DIR) install
 $(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT		?= DESTDIR=$$(TARGET_DIR) install
 
-$(2)_SRCDIR			= $$($(2)_DIR)/$($(2)_SUBDIR)
+$(2)_SRCDIR			= $$($(2)_DIR)/$$($(2)_SUBDIR)
 $(2)_BUILDDIR			= $$($(2)_SRCDIR)
 
 #
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@
 define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	(cd $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR) && \
 	rm -f CMakeCache.txt && \
-	PATH=$(BR_PATH) \
-	$$($$(PKG)_CONF_ENV) $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/cmake $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) \
+	PATH=$$(BR_PATH) \
+	$$($$(PKG)_CONF_ENV) $$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/cmake $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) \
 		-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="$$(HOST_DIR)/usr/share/buildroot/toolchainfile.cmake" \
-		-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$(if $(BR2_ENABLE_DEBUG),Debug,Release) \
+		-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$$(if $$(BR2_ENABLE_DEBUG),Debug,Release) \
 		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/usr" \
 		-DCMAKE_COLOR_MAKEFILE=OFF \
 		-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF \
-		-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=$(if $(BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB),OFF,ON) \
-		-DUSE_CCACHE=$(if $(BR2_CCACHE),ON,OFF) \
+		-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=$$(if $$(BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB),OFF,ON) \
+		-DUSE_CCACHE=$$(if $$(BR2_CCACHE),ON,OFF) \
 		$$($$(PKG)_CONF_OPT) \
 	)
 endef
@@ -78,15 +78,15 @@
 define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	(cd $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR) && \
 	rm -f CMakeCache.txt && \
-	PATH=$(BR_PATH) \
-	$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/cmake $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) \
+	PATH=$$(BR_PATH) \
+	$$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/cmake $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) \
 		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_SO_NO_EXE=0 \
 		-DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH="$$(HOST_DIR)" \
 		-DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM="BOTH" \
 		-DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY="BOTH" \
 		-DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE="BOTH" \
 		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$$(HOST_DIR)/usr" \
-		-DUSE_CCACHE=$(if $(BR2_CCACHE),ON,OFF) \
+		-DUSE_CCACHE=$$(if $$(BR2_CCACHE),ON,OFF) \
 		-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF \
 		$$($$(PKG)_CONF_OPT) \
 	)
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@
 
 # This must be repeated from inner-generic-package, otherwise we only get
 # host-cmake in _DEPENDENCIES because of the following line
-$(2)_DEPENDENCIES ?= $(filter-out host-toolchain $(1),$(patsubst host-host-%,host-%,$(addprefix host-,$($(3)_DEPENDENCIES))))
+ifeq ($(4),host)
+$(2)_DEPENDENCIES ?= $$(filter-out host-toolchain $(1),$$(patsubst host-host-%,host-%,$$(addprefix host-,$$($(3)_DEPENDENCIES))))
+endif
 
 $(2)_DEPENDENCIES += host-cmake
 
@@ -107,11 +109,11 @@
 ifndef $(2)_BUILD_CMDS
 ifeq ($(4),target)
 define $(2)_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_OPT) -C $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR)
+	$$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_OPT) -C $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR)
 endef
 else
 define $(2)_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_OPT) -C $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR)
+	$$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_OPT) -C $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR)
 endef
 endif
 endif
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@
 #
 ifndef $(2)_INSTALL_CMDS
 define $(2)_INSTALL_CMDS
-	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_OPT) $$($$(PKG)_INSTALL_HOST_OPT) -C $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR)
+	$$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_OPT) $$($$(PKG)_INSTALL_HOST_OPT) -C $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR)
 endef
 endif
 
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@
 #
 ifndef $(2)_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
 define $(2)_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_OPT) $$($$(PKG)_INSTALL_STAGING_OPT) -C $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR)
+	$$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_OPT) $$($$(PKG)_INSTALL_STAGING_OPT) -C $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR)
 endef
 endif
 
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@
 #
 ifndef $(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 define $(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_OPT) $$($$(PKG)_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT) -C $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR)
+	$$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_ENV) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE) $$($$(PKG)_MAKE_OPT) $$($$(PKG)_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT) -C $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR)
 endef
 endif
 
diff -r 3ccc293b055d -r fab6ccc0da4b package/pkg-generic.mk
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk	Wed Jun 11 17:24:02 2014 +0200
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk	Thu May 08 21:53:48 2014 +0200
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
 
 $(2)_TYPE                       =  $(4)
 $(2)_NAME			=  $(1)
-$(2)_RAWNAME			=  $(patsubst host-%,%,$(1))
+$(2)_RAWNAME			=  $$(patsubst host-%,%,$(1))
 
 # Keep the package version that may contain forward slashes in the _DL_VERSION
 # variable, then replace all forward slashes ('/') by underscores ('_') to
@@ -291,15 +291,15 @@
 # version control system branch or tag, for example remotes/origin/1_10_stable.
 ifndef $(2)_VERSION
  ifdef $(3)_VERSION
-  $(2)_DL_VERSION = $($(3)_VERSION)
-  $(2)_VERSION = $(subst /,_,$($(3)_VERSION))
+  $(2)_DL_VERSION = $$($(3)_VERSION)
+  $(2)_VERSION := $$(subst /,_,$$($(3)_VERSION))
  else
   $(2)_VERSION = undefined
   $(2)_DL_VERSION = undefined
  endif
 else
-  $(2)_DL_VERSION = $($(2)_VERSION)
-  $(2)_VERSION = $(subst /,_,$($(2)_VERSION))
+  $(2)_DL_VERSION = $$($(2)_VERSION)
+  $(2)_VERSION := $$(subst /,_,$$($(2)_VERSION))
 endif
 
 $(2)_BASE_NAME	=  $(1)-$$($(2)_VERSION)
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
 
 ifndef $(2)_SOURCE
  ifdef $(3)_SOURCE
-  $(2)_SOURCE = $($(3)_SOURCE)
+  $(2)_SOURCE = $$($(3)_SOURCE)
  else
   $(2)_SOURCE			?= $$($(2)_RAWNAME)-$$($(2)_VERSION).tar.gz
  endif
@@ -331,22 +331,22 @@
 
 ifndef $(2)_PATCH
  ifdef $(3)_PATCH
-  $(2)_PATCH = $($(3)_PATCH)
+  $(2)_PATCH = $$($(3)_PATCH)
  endif
 endif
 
 ifndef $(2)_SITE
  ifdef $(3)_SITE
-  $(2)_SITE = $($(3)_SITE)
+  $(2)_SITE = $$($(3)_SITE)
  endif
 endif
 
 ifndef $(2)_SITE_METHOD
  ifdef $(3)_SITE_METHOD
-  $(2)_SITE_METHOD = $($(3)_SITE_METHOD)
+  $(2)_SITE_METHOD = $$($(3)_SITE_METHOD)
  else
 	# Try automatic detection using the scheme part of the URI
-	$(2)_SITE_METHOD = $(call geturischeme,$($(2)_SITE))
+	$(2)_SITE_METHOD = $$(call geturischeme,$$($(2)_SITE))
  endif
 endif
 
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
 
 ifndef $(2)_LICENSE
  ifdef $(3)_LICENSE
-  $(2)_LICENSE = $($(3)_LICENSE)
+  $(2)_LICENSE = $$($(3)_LICENSE)
  endif
 endif
 
@@ -366,13 +366,13 @@
 
 ifndef $(2)_LICENSE_FILES
  ifdef $(3)_LICENSE_FILES
-  $(2)_LICENSE_FILES = $($(3)_LICENSE_FILES)
+  $(2)_LICENSE_FILES = $$($(3)_LICENSE_FILES)
  endif
 endif
 
 ifndef $(2)_REDISTRIBUTE
  ifdef $(3)_REDISTRIBUTE
-  $(2)_REDISTRIBUTE = $($(3)_REDISTRIBUTE)
+  $(2)_REDISTRIBUTE = $$($(3)_REDISTRIBUTE)
  endif
 endif
 
@@ -383,8 +383,10 @@
 # dependency
 $(2)_ADD_TOOLCHAIN_DEPENDENCY	?= YES
 
-$(2)_DEPENDENCIES ?= $(filter-out  host-toolchain $(1),\
-	$(patsubst host-host-%,host-%,$(addprefix host-,$($(3)_DEPENDENCIES))))
+ifeq ($(4),host)
+$(2)_DEPENDENCIES ?= $$(filter-out  host-toolchain $(1),\
+	$$(patsubst host-host-%,host-%,$$(addprefix host-,$$($(3)_DEPENDENCIES))))
+endif
 ifeq ($(4),target)
 ifeq ($$($(2)_ADD_TOOLCHAIN_DEPENDENCY),YES)
 $(2)_DEPENDENCIES += toolchain
@@ -414,8 +416,8 @@
 
 # default extract command
 $(2)_EXTRACT_CMDS ?= \
-	$$(if $$($(2)_SOURCE),$$(INFLATE$$(suffix $$($(2)_SOURCE))) $(DL_DIR)/$$($(2)_SOURCE) | \
-	$(TAR) $(TAR_STRIP_COMPONENTS)=1 -C $$($(2)_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -)
+	$$(if $$($(2)_SOURCE),$$(INFLATE$$(suffix $$($(2)_SOURCE))) $$(DL_DIR)/$$($(2)_SOURCE) | \
+	$$(TAR) $$(TAR_STRIP_COMPONENTS)=1 -C $$($(2)_DIR) $$(TAR_OPTIONS) -)
 
 # pre/post-steps hooks
 $(2)_PRE_DOWNLOAD_HOOKS         ?=
@@ -489,7 +491,7 @@
 $$($(2)_TARGET_CONFIGURE):	| $$($(2)_FINAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 
 $$($(2)_TARGET_SOURCE) $$($(2)_TARGET_RSYNC): | dirs prepare
-ifeq ($(filter $(1),$(DEPENDENCIES_HOST_PREREQ)),)
+ifeq ($$(filter $(1),$$(DEPENDENCIES_HOST_PREREQ)),)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_SOURCE) $$($(2)_TARGET_RSYNC): | dependencies
 endif
 
@@ -532,11 +534,11 @@
 			@echo $$($(2)_FINAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 
 $(1)-graph-depends:
-			@$(INSTALL) -d $(O)/graphs
-			@cd "$(CONFIG_DIR)"; \
-			$(TOPDIR)/support/scripts/graph-depends -p $(1) $(BR2_GRAPH_DEPS_OPTS) \
-			|tee $(O)/graphs/$$(@).dot \
-			|dot $(BR2_GRAPH_DOT_OPTS) -T$(BR_GRAPH_OUT) -o $(O)/graphs/$$(@).$(BR_GRAPH_OUT)
+			@$$(INSTALL) -d $$(O)/graphs
+			@cd "$$(CONFIG_DIR)"; \
+			$$(TOPDIR)/support/scripts/graph-depends -p $(1) $$(BR2_GRAPH_DEPS_OPTS) \
+			|tee $$(O)/graphs/$$(@).dot \
+			|dot $$(BR2_GRAPH_DOT_OPTS) -T$$(BR_GRAPH_OUT) -o $$(O)/graphs/$$(@).$$(BR_GRAPH_OUT)
 
 $(1)-dirclean:		$$($(2)_TARGET_DIRCLEAN)
 
@@ -570,7 +572,7 @@
 $$($(2)_TARGET_RSYNC_SOURCE):		SRCDIR=$$($(2)_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_RSYNC_SOURCE):		PKG=$(2)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_PATCH):			PKG=$(2)
-$$($(2)_TARGET_PATCH):			RAWNAME=$(patsubst host-%,%,$(1))
+$$($(2)_TARGET_PATCH):			RAWNAME=$$(patsubst host-%,%,$(1))
 $$($(2)_TARGET_PATCH):			PKGDIR=$(pkgdir)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_EXTRACT):		PKG=$(2)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_SOURCE):			PKG=$(2)
@@ -581,9 +583,9 @@
 # kernel case, the bootloaders case, and the normal packages case.
 ifeq ($(1),linux)
 $(2)_KCONFIG_VAR = BR2_LINUX_KERNEL
-else ifneq ($(filter boot/%,$(pkgdir)),)
+else ifneq ($$(filter boot/%,$(pkgdir)),)
 $(2)_KCONFIG_VAR = BR2_TARGET_$(2)
-else ifneq ($(filter toolchain/%,$(pkgdir)),)
+else ifneq ($$(filter toolchain/%,$(pkgdir)),)
 $(2)_KCONFIG_VAR = BR2_$(2)
 else
 $(2)_KCONFIG_VAR = BR2_PACKAGE_$(2)
@@ -599,7 +601,7 @@
 ifneq ($$($(2)_SITE_METHOD),local)
 ifneq ($$($(2)_SITE_METHOD),override)
 # Packages that have a tarball need it downloaded and extracted beforehand
-$(1)-legal-info: $(1)-extract $(REDIST_SOURCES_DIR_$(call UPPERCASE,$(4)))
+$(1)-legal-info: $(1)-extract $$(REDIST_SOURCES_DIR_$$(call UPPERCASE,$(4)))
 $(2)_MANIFEST_TARBALL = $$($(2)_SOURCE)
 endif
 endif
@@ -609,40 +611,37 @@
 # legal-info: produce legally relevant info.
 $(1)-legal-info:
 # Packages without a source are assumed to be part of Buildroot, skip them.
-	$(foreach hook,$($(2)_PRE_LEGAL_INFO_HOOKS),$(call $(hook))$(sep))
-ifneq ($(call qstrip,$$($(2)_SOURCE)),)
+	$$(foreach hook,$$($(2)_PRE_LEGAL_INFO_HOOKS),$$(call $$(hook))$$(sep))
+ifneq ($$(call qstrip,$$($(2)_SOURCE)),)
 
 ifeq ($$($(2)_SITE_METHOD),local)
 # Packages without a tarball: don't save and warn
-	@$(call legal-warning-pkg-savednothing,$$($(2)_RAWNAME),local)
+	@$$(call legal-warning-pkg-savednothing,$$($(2)_RAWNAME),local)
 
 else ifneq ($$($(2)_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR),)
-	@$(call legal-warning-pkg-savednothing,$$($(2)_RAWNAME),override)
+	@$$(call legal-warning-pkg-savednothing,$$($(2)_RAWNAME),override)
 
 else
 # Other packages
 
 # Save license files if defined
-ifeq ($(call qstrip,$$($(2)_LICENSE_FILES)),)
-	@$(call legal-license-nofiles,$$($(2)_RAWNAME),$(call UPPERCASE,$(4)))
-	@$(call legal-warning-pkg,$$($(2)_RAWNAME),cannot save license ($(2)_LICENSE_FILES not defined))
+ifeq ($$(call qstrip,$$($(2)_LICENSE_FILES)),)
+	@$$(call legal-license-nofiles,$$($(2)_RAWNAME),$$(call UPPERCASE,$(4)))
+	@$$(call legal-warning-pkg,$$($(2)_RAWNAME),cannot save license ($(2)_LICENSE_FILES not defined))
 else
-# Double dollar signs are really needed here, to catch host packages
-# without explicit HOST_FOO_LICENSE_FILES assignment, also in case they
-# have multiple license files.
-	@$$(foreach F,$$($(2)_LICENSE_FILES),$$(call legal-license-file,$$($(2)_RAWNAME),$$(F),$$($(2)_DIR)/$$(F),$(call UPPERCASE,$(4)))$$(sep))
+	@$$(foreach F,$$($(2)_LICENSE_FILES),$$(call legal-license-file,$$($(2)_RAWNAME),$$(F),$$($(2)_DIR)/$$(F),$$(call UPPERCASE,$(4)))$$(sep))
 endif # license files
 
 ifeq ($$($(2)_REDISTRIBUTE),YES)
 # Copy the source tarball (just hardlink if possible)
-	@cp -l $(DL_DIR)/$$($(2)_SOURCE) $(REDIST_SOURCES_DIR_$(call UPPERCASE,$(4))) 2>/dev/null || \
-	   cp $(DL_DIR)/$$($(2)_SOURCE) $(REDIST_SOURCES_DIR_$(call UPPERCASE,$(4)))
+	@cp -l $$(DL_DIR)/$$($(2)_SOURCE) $$(REDIST_SOURCES_DIR_$$(call UPPERCASE,$(4))) 2>/dev/null || \
+	   cp $$(DL_DIR)/$$($(2)_SOURCE) $$(REDIST_SOURCES_DIR_$$(call UPPERCASE,$(4)))
 endif # redistribute
 
 endif # other packages
-	@$(call legal-manifest,$$($(2)_RAWNAME),$$($(2)_VERSION),$$($(2)_LICENSE),$$($(2)_MANIFEST_LICENSE_FILES),$$($(2)_MANIFEST_TARBALL),$(call UPPERCASE,$(4)))
-endif # ifneq ($(call qstrip,$$($(2)_SOURCE)),)
-	$(foreach hook,$($(2)_POST_LEGAL_INFO_HOOKS),$(call $(hook))$(sep))
+	@$$(call legal-manifest,$$($(2)_RAWNAME),$$($(2)_VERSION),$$($(2)_LICENSE),$$($(2)_MANIFEST_LICENSE_FILES),$$($(2)_MANIFEST_TARBALL),$$(call UPPERCASE,$(4)))
+endif # ifneq ($$(call qstrip,$$($(2)_SOURCE)),)
+	$$(foreach hook,$$($(2)_POST_LEGAL_INFO_HOOKS),$$(call $$(hook))$$(sep))
 
 # add package to the general list of targets if requested by the buildroot
 # configuration
@@ -685,8 +684,8 @@
 # ZCAT="gzip -d -c", and to check for the dependency we only want 'gzip'.
 # Do not add xzcat to the list of required dependencies, as it gets built
 # automatically if it isn't found.
-ifneq ($(call suitable-extractor,$($(2)_SOURCE)),$(XZCAT))
-DL_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += $(firstword $(call suitable-extractor,$($(2)_SOURCE)))
+ifneq ($$(call suitable-extractor,$$($(2)_SOURCE)),$$(XZCAT))
+DL_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += $$(firstword $$(call suitable-extractor,$$($(2)_SOURCE)))
 endif
 
 endif # $(2)_KCONFIG_VAR
diff -r 3ccc293b055d -r fab6ccc0da4b package/pkg-luarocks.mk
--- a/package/pkg-luarocks.mk	Wed Jun 11 17:24:02 2014 +0200
+++ b/package/pkg-luarocks.mk	Thu May 08 21:53:48 2014 +0200
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@
 define inner-luarocks-package
 
 $(2)_BUILD_OPT		?=
-$(2)_SUBDIR		?= $(1)-$(shell echo "$($(3)_VERSION)" | sed -e "s/-[0-9]$$//")
-$(2)_ROCKSPEC		?= $(1)-$($(3)_VERSION).rockspec
-$(2)_SOURCE		?= $(1)-$($(3)_VERSION).src.rock
-$(2)_SITE		?= $(call qstrip,$(BR2_LUAROCKS_MIRROR))
+$(2)_SUBDIR		?= $(1)-$$(shell echo "$$($(3)_VERSION)" | sed -e "s/-[0-9]$$$$//")
+$(2)_ROCKSPEC		?= $(1)-$$($(3)_VERSION).rockspec
+$(2)_SOURCE		?= $(1)-$$($(3)_VERSION).src.rock
+$(2)_SITE		?= $$(call qstrip,$$(BR2_LUAROCKS_MIRROR))
 
 # Since we do not support host-luarocks-package, we know this is
 # a target package, and can just add the required dependencies
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 ifndef $(2)_EXTRACT_CMDS
 define $(2)_EXTRACT_CMDS
 	cd $$($(2)_DIR)/.. && \
-	 $$(LUAROCKS_RUN) unpack --force $(DL_DIR)/$$($(2)_SOURCE)
+	 $$(LUAROCKS_RUN) unpack --force $$(DL_DIR)/$$($(2)_SOURCE)
 endef
 endif
 
diff -r 3ccc293b055d -r fab6ccc0da4b package/pkg-perl.mk
--- a/package/pkg-perl.mk	Wed Jun 11 17:24:02 2014 +0200
+++ b/package/pkg-perl.mk	Thu May 08 21:53:48 2014 +0200
@@ -51,18 +51,18 @@
 	cd $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) && if [ -f Build.PL ] ; then \
 		PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 \
 		perl Build.PL \
-			--config ar="$(TARGET_AR)" \
-			--config full_ar="$(TARGET_AR)" \
-			--config cc="$(TARGET_CC)" \
-			--config ccflags="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
-			--config ld="$(TARGET_CC)" \
-			--config lddlflags="-shared $(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
-			--config ldflags="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
-			--include_dirs $$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/perl5/$$(PERL_VERSION)/$(PERL_ARCHNAME)/CORE \
+			--config ar="$$(TARGET_AR)" \
+			--config full_ar="$$(TARGET_AR)" \
+			--config cc="$$(TARGET_CC)" \
+			--config ccflags="$$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
+			--config ld="$$(TARGET_CC)" \
+			--config lddlflags="-shared $$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
+			--config ldflags="$$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
+			--include_dirs $$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/perl5/$$(PERL_VERSION)/$$(PERL_ARCHNAME)/CORE \
 			--destdir $$(TARGET_DIR) \
 			--installdirs vendor \
 			--install_path lib=/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/$$(PERL_VERSION) \
-			--install_path arch=/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/$$(PERL_VERSION)/$(PERL_ARCHNAME) \
+			--install_path arch=/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/$$(PERL_VERSION)/$$(PERL_ARCHNAME) \
 			--install_path bin=/usr/bin \
 			--install_path script=/usr/bin \
 			--install_path bindoc=/usr/share/man/man1 \
@@ -72,17 +72,17 @@
 		PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 \
 		PERL_AUTOINSTALL=--skipdeps \
 		perl Makefile.PL \
-			AR="$(TARGET_AR)" \
-			FULL_AR="$(TARGET_AR)" \
-			CC="$(TARGET_CC)" \
-			CCFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
-			LD="$(TARGET_CC)" \
-			LDDLFLAGS="-shared $(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
-			LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
+			AR="$$(TARGET_AR)" \
+			FULL_AR="$$(TARGET_AR)" \
+			CC="$$(TARGET_CC)" \
+			CCFLAGS="$$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
+			LD="$$(TARGET_CC)" \
+			LDDLFLAGS="-shared $$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
+			LDFLAGS="$$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
 			DESTDIR=$$(TARGET_DIR) \
 			INSTALLDIRS=vendor \
 			INSTALLVENDORLIB=/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/$$(PERL_VERSION) \
-			INSTALLVENDORARCH=/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/$$(PERL_VERSION)/$(PERL_ARCHNAME) \
+			INSTALLVENDORARCH=/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/$$(PERL_VERSION)/$$(PERL_ARCHNAME) \
 			INSTALLVENDORBIN=/usr/bin \
 			INSTALLVENDORSCRIPT=/usr/bin \
 			INSTALLVENDORMAN1DIR=/usr/share/man/man1 \
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@
 	cd $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) && if [ -f Build.PL ] ; then \
 		perl Build $$($(2)_BUILD_OPT) build; \
 	else \
-		$(MAKE1) \
-			PERL_INC=$$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/perl5/$$(PERL_VERSION)/$(PERL_ARCHNAME)/CORE \
+		$$(MAKE1) \
+			PERL_INC=$$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/perl5/$$(PERL_VERSION)/$$(PERL_ARCHNAME)/CORE \
 			$$($(2)_BUILD_OPT) pure_all; \
 	fi
 endef
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 	cd $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) && if [ -f Build.PL ] ; then \
 		perl Build $$($(2)_BUILD_OPT) build; \
 	else \
-		$(MAKE1) $$($(2)_BUILD_OPT) pure_all; \
+		$$(MAKE1) $$($(2)_BUILD_OPT) pure_all; \
 	fi
 endef
 endif
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 	cd $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) && if [ -f Build.PL ] ; then \
 		perl Build $$($(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT) install; \
 	else \
-		$(MAKE1) $$($(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT) pure_install; \
+		$$(MAKE1) $$($(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT) pure_install; \
 	fi
 endef
 endif
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 	cd $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) && if [ -f Build.PL ] ; then \
 		perl Build $$($(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT) install; \
 	else \
-		$(MAKE1) $$($(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT) pure_install; \
+		$$(MAKE1) $$($(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT) pure_install; \
 	fi
 endef
 endif
diff -r 3ccc293b055d -r fab6ccc0da4b package/pkg-python.mk
--- a/package/pkg-python.mk	Wed Jun 11 17:24:02 2014 +0200
+++ b/package/pkg-python.mk	Thu May 08 21:53:48 2014 +0200
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 
 define inner-python-package
 
-$(2)_SRCDIR	= $$($(2)_DIR)/$($(2)_SUBDIR)
+$(2)_SRCDIR	= $$($(2)_DIR)/$$($(2)_SUBDIR)
 $(2)_BUILDDIR	= $$($(2)_SRCDIR)
 
 $(2)_ENV         ?=
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 
 ifndef $(2)_SETUP_TYPE
  ifdef $(3)_SETUP_TYPE
-  $(2)_SETUP_TYPE = $($(3)_SETUP_TYPE)
+  $(2)_SETUP_TYPE = $$($(3)_SETUP_TYPE)
  else
   $$(error "$(2)_SETUP_TYPE must be set")
  endif
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@
 # depending on the package characteristics, and shouldn't be derived
 # automatically from the dependencies of the corresponding target
 # package.
-$(2)_DEPENDENCIES ?= $(filter-out host-python host-python3 host-python-setuptools host-toolchain $(1),$(patsubst host-host-%,host-%,$(addprefix host-,$($(3)_DEPENDENCIES))))
+ifeq ($(4),host)
+$(2)_DEPENDENCIES ?= $$(filter-out host-python host-python3 host-python-setuptools host-toolchain $(1),$$(patsubst host-host-%,host-%,$$(addprefix host-,$$($(3)_DEPENDENCIES))))
+endif
 
 # Target packages need both the python interpreter on the target (for
 # runtime) and the python interpreter on the host (for
@@ -155,19 +157,19 @@
 #   - otherwise, we depend on the one requested by *_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON.
 #
 ifeq ($(4),target)
-$(2)_DEPENDENCIES += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),host-python3 python3,host-python python)
+$(2)_DEPENDENCIES += $$(if $$(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),host-python3 python3,host-python python)
 else
-ifeq ($($(2)_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON),)
-$(2)_DEPENDENCIES += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),host-python3,host-python)
+ifeq ($$($(2)_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON),)
+$(2)_DEPENDENCIES += $$(if $$(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),host-python3,host-python)
 else
-ifeq ($($(2)_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON),python2)
+ifeq ($$($(2)_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON),python2)
 $(2)_DEPENDENCIES += host-python
-else ifeq ($($(2)_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON),python3)
+else ifeq ($$($(2)_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON),python3)
 $(2)_DEPENDENCIES += host-python3
 else
-$$(error Incorrect value '$($(2)_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON)' for $(2)_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON)
+$$(error Incorrect value '$$($(2)_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON)' for $(2)_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON)
 endif
-endif # ($($(2)_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON),)
+endif # ($$($(2)_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON),)
 endif # ($(4),target)
 
 # Setuptools based packages will need host-python-setuptools (both
@@ -196,12 +198,12 @@
 #   - otherwise, we use the one requested by *_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON.
 #
 ifeq ($(4),target)
-$(2)_PYTHON_INTERPRETER = $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python
+$(2)_PYTHON_INTERPRETER = $$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python
 else
-ifeq ($($(2)_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON),)
-$(2)_PYTHON_INTERPRETER = $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python
+ifeq ($$($(2)_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON),)
+$(2)_PYTHON_INTERPRETER = $$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python
 else
-$(2)_PYTHON_INTERPRETER = $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/$($(2)_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON)
+$(2)_PYTHON_INTERPRETER = $$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/$$($(2)_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON)
 endif
 endif
 
diff -r 3ccc293b055d -r fab6ccc0da4b package/pkg-virtual.mk
--- a/package/pkg-virtual.mk	Wed Jun 11 17:24:02 2014 +0200
+++ b/package/pkg-virtual.mk	Thu May 08 21:53:48 2014 +0200
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 define inner-virtual-package
 
 # Ensure the virtual package has an implementation defined.
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_$(2)),y)
-ifeq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_PROVIDES_$(2))),)
+ifeq ($$(BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_$(2)),y)
+ifeq ($$(call qstrip,$$(BR2_PACKAGE_PROVIDES_$(2))),)
 $$(error No implementation selected for virtual package $(1). Configuration error)
 endif
 endif
@@ -50,11 +50,13 @@
 
 # This must be repeated from inner-generic-package, otherwise we get an empty
 # _DEPENDENCIES
-$(2)_DEPENDENCIES ?= $(filter-out host-toolchain $(1),\
-	$(patsubst host-host-%,host-%,$(addprefix host-,$($(3)_DEPENDENCIES))))
+ifeq ($(4),host)
+$(2)_DEPENDENCIES ?= $$(filter-out host-toolchain $(1),\
+	$$(patsubst host-host-%,host-%,$$(addprefix host-,$$($(3)_DEPENDENCIES))))
+endif
 
 # Add dependency against the provider
-$(2)_DEPENDENCIES += $(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_PROVIDES_$(2)))
+$(2)_DEPENDENCIES += $$(call qstrip,$$(BR2_PACKAGE_PROVIDES_$(2)))
 
 # Call the generic package infrastructure to generate the necessary
 # make targets

[Buildroot] [PATCH 2 of 6 v4] infra: add comment describing single/double dollar-sign rules

[Thomas De Schampheleire]

As the rules with respect to variable and function references and the need
for single or double dollar signs are not trivial, add a comment in
pkg-generic.mk describing them.

Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com>
Acked-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>

---
v4: no changes
v3: expand exception for pkgdir and pkgname
v2: clarify exception for pkgdir and pkgname

 package/pkg-generic.mk |  23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff -r fab6ccc0da4b -r 686857abb0b9 package/pkg-generic.mk
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk	Thu May 08 21:53:48 2014 +0200
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk	Sat May 10 10:04:45 2014 +0200
@@ -269,6 +269,29 @@
 #  argument 3 is the uppercase package name, without the HOST_ prefix
 #             for host packages
 #  argument 4 is the type (target or host)
+#
+# Note about variable and function references: inside all blocks that are
+# evaluated with $(eval), which includes all 'inner-xxx-package' blocks,
+# specific rules apply with respect to variable and function references.
+# - Numbered variables (parameters to the block) can be referenced with a single
+#   dollar sign: $(1), $(2), $(3), etc.
+# - pkgdir and pkgname should be referenced with a single dollar sign too. These
+#   functions rely on 'the most recently parsed makefile' which is supposed to
+#   be the package .mk file. If we defer the evaluation of these functions using
+#   double dollar signs, then they may be evaluated too late, when other
+#   makefiles have already been parsed. One specific case is when $$(pkgdir) is
+#   assigned to a variable using deferred evaluation with '=' and this variable
+#   is used in a target rule outside the eval'ed inner block. In this case, the
+#   pkgdir will be that of the last makefile parsed by buildroot, which is not
+#   the expected value. This mechanism is for example used for the TARGET_PATCH
+#   rule.
+# - All other variables should be referenced with a double dollar sign:
+#   $$(TARGET_DIR), $$($(2)_VERSION), etc. Also all make functions should be
+#   referenced with a double dollar sign: $$(subst), $$(call), $$(filter-out),
+#   etc. This rule ensures that these variables and functions are only expanded
+#   during the $(eval) step, and not earlier. Otherwise, unintuitive and
+#   undesired behavior occurs with respect to these variables and functions.
+#
 ################################################################################
 
 define inner-generic-package

[Buildroot] [PATCH 3 of 6 v4] pkg-virtual: simplify definition of FOO_VERSION to 'virtual'

[Thomas De Schampheleire]

As mentioned in the e-mail accompanying the introduction of the pkg-virtual
infrastructure [1], the definition of FOO_VERSION is 'strange'.

After the cleanup of single/double dollar signs in inner-generic-package,
the special construction in pkg-virtual is no longer needed and can be
simplified.

Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com>
Acked-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>

[1] http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2014-April/093670.html

---
v4: no changes
v3: no changes
v2: no changes

Note: this patch should only be applied when the first patch in this series
is.

 package/pkg-virtual.mk |  3 +--
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff -r 686857abb0b9 -r 39d24c5ad999 package/pkg-virtual.mk
--- a/package/pkg-virtual.mk	Sat May 10 10:04:45 2014 +0200
+++ b/package/pkg-virtual.mk	Sun May 11 10:32:44 2014 +0200
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@
 $(2)_SOURCE =
 
 # Fake a version string, so it looks nicer in the build log
-$(3)_VERSION = virtual
-HOST_$(3)_VERSION = virtual
+$(2)_VERSION = virtual
 
 # This must be repeated from inner-generic-package, otherwise we get an empty
 # _DEPENDENCIES

[Buildroot] [PATCH 4 of 6 v4] toolchain/toolchain-buildroot: migrate to virtual package infrastructure

[Thomas De Schampheleire]

This patch migrates the toolchain and toolchain-buildroot packages to the
virtual package infrastructure, causing the log messages to change from:

>>> toolchain undefined Downloading
>>> toolchain undefined Extracting
...

to

>>> toolchain virtual Downloading
>>> toolchain virtual Extracting
...

and similar for 'toolchain-buildroot', simply because it looks nicer.

At the same time, the directory names also become toolchain-virtual,
toolchain-buildroot-virtual instead of the corresponding 'undefined'
variants.

Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com>
Acked-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
Acked-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>

---
v4: no changes
v3: no changes
v2: no changes

Note: this patch should only be applied when the first patch in this series
is.

 toolchain/toolchain-buildroot/toolchain-buildroot.mk |  4 +---
 toolchain/toolchain/toolchain.mk                     |  4 +---
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff -r 39d24c5ad999 -r 177212836268 toolchain/toolchain-buildroot/toolchain-buildroot.mk
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-buildroot/toolchain-buildroot.mk	Sun May 11 10:32:44 2014 +0200
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-buildroot/toolchain-buildroot.mk	Tue May 06 09:36:14 2014 +0200
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_SOURCE =
-
 BR_LIBC = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_LIBC))
 
 # Triggering the build of the host-gcc-final will automatically do the
@@ -16,4 +14,4 @@
 
 TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_ADD_TOOLCHAIN_DEPENDENCY = NO
 
-$(eval $(generic-package))
+$(eval $(virtual-package))
diff -r 39d24c5ad999 -r 177212836268 toolchain/toolchain/toolchain.mk
--- a/toolchain/toolchain/toolchain.mk	Sun May 11 10:32:44 2014 +0200
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain/toolchain.mk	Tue May 06 09:36:14 2014 +0200
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-TOOLCHAIN_SOURCE =
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT),y)
 TOOLCHAIN_DEPENDENCIES += toolchain-buildroot
 else ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL),y)
@@ -14,6 +12,6 @@
 
 TOOLCHAIN_ADD_TOOLCHAIN_DEPENDENCY = NO
 
-$(eval $(generic-package))
+$(eval $(virtual-package))
 
 toolchain: $(HOST_DIR)/usr/share/buildroot/toolchainfile.cmake

[Buildroot] [PATCH 5 of 6 v4] makedevs: change version from 'undefined' to 'buildroot-$(BR2_VERSION)'

[Thomas De Schampheleire]

The sources of the makedevs package are shipped with Buildroot, rather than
downloaded from an external location. As a result, no explicit version is
defined, causing build messages and build directory to show 'undefined' as
version.

This patch sets the version for makedevs to 'buildroot-$(BR2_VERSION), which
would for example expand to 'buildroot-2014.05'.

Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com>
Acked-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>

---
v4: no changes
v3: no changes
v2: no changes

 package/makedevs/makedevs.mk |  2 ++
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff -r 177212836268 -r 7631eab20c58 package/makedevs/makedevs.mk
--- a/package/makedevs/makedevs.mk	Tue May 06 09:36:14 2014 +0200
+++ b/package/makedevs/makedevs.mk	Sun May 11 14:43:08 2014 +0200
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 MAKEDEVS_SOURCE =
 HOST_MAKEDEVS_SOURCE =
 
+MAKEDEVS_VERSION = buildroot-$(BR2_VERSION)
+
 define MAKEDEVS_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_CC) $(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(TARGET_LDFLAGS) \
 		package/makedevs/makedevs.c -o $(@D)/makedevs

[Buildroot] [PATCH 6 of 6 v4] mkpasswd: change version from 'undefined' to 'buildroot-$(BR2_VERSION)'

[Thomas De Schampheleire]

The sources of the mkpasswd package are shipped with Buildroot, rather than
downloaded from an external location. As a result, no explicit version is
defined, causing build messages and build directory to show 'undefined' as
version.

This patch sets the version for mkpasswd to 'buildroot-$(BR2_VERSION), which
would for example expand to 'buildroot-2014.05'.

Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com>
Acked-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>

---
v4: no changes
v3: no changes
v2: no changes

 package/mkpasswd/mkpasswd.mk |  2 ++
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff -r 7631eab20c58 -r 56d60e3e11b3 package/mkpasswd/mkpasswd.mk
--- a/package/mkpasswd/mkpasswd.mk	Sun May 11 14:43:08 2014 +0200
+++ b/package/mkpasswd/mkpasswd.mk	Sun May 11 14:48:11 2014 +0200
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 HOST_MKPASSWD_SOURCE =
 HOST_MKPASSWD_LICENSE = GPLv2+
 
+HOST_MKPASSWD_VERSION = buildroot-$(BR2_VERSION)
+
 define HOST_MKPASSWD_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_CFLAGS) $(HOST_LDFLAGS) \
 		package/mkpasswd/mkpasswd.c package/mkpasswd/utils.c \

[Buildroot] [PATCH 0 of 6 v4] infra: fix dollar signs; remove some undefined versions

[Thomas Petazzoni]

Dear Thomas De Schampheleire,

On Wed, 11 Jun 2014 21:12:23 +0200, Thomas De Schampheleire wrote:
> 
> This patch series fixes the double sign problem in the inner-xxx-targets
> (see description in the patch itself), and makes the following semi-related
> changes:
> - convert toolchain and toolchain-buildroot package to virtual-package
> - change makedevs and mkpasswd to have a 'buildroot' version
> 
> The changes are related in the sense that the double dollar signs were
> needed to correctly implement the subsequent patches.
> 
> I think that the series is ready to be merged now, with Reviews/Acks on all
> patches.
> 
> As follow-up I plan to do something about the toolchain-external version
> which is still 'undefined', and add some extra comments in pkg-generic.mk.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com>

Series applied, thanks!

Thomas
-- 
Thomas Petazzoni, CTO, Free Electrons
Embedded Linux, Kernel and Android engineering
http://free-electrons.com