Problem with basename in make 3.62

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1 total messages Started by Patrick Gros Mon, 20 Jul 1992 14:55

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Author: Patrick Gros
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1992 14:55

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Problem with the function basename of make 3.62

I have the following problem: did I misunderstand the doc or is it a real bug?
Any suggestion appreciated.

Version number of make:
GNU Make version 3.62, by Richard Stallman and Roland McGrath.
Copyright (C) 1988-1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

Makefile used (contains 1 line):
l.m : % : $(basename %).c

Result obtained in a directory containing only the Makefile file:
make: *** No way to make target `l.m.c'.  Stop.

Result expected:
make: *** No way to make target `l.c'.  Stop.

Comments:
why is the basename function not executed?
If the Makefile is: 
l.m : % : $(addsuffix i,%).c
the result is:
make: *** No way to make target `l.mi.c'.  Stop.
That shows that it is possible to use a function in a static pattern rule.
Why does not it work with basename?

Patrick GROS
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