I use the following commands in my makefile
apps := $(shell fzr provide apps ) apps := $(subst ],,$(subst [,,$(apps)))
in the commands im getting array of values
and remove the array [] from it,
I want to run this command in my terminal and I use the following
fzr provide apps | (subst ],,$(subst [,,$(apps))) | $(apps)
and I got error
bash: apps: command not found bash: apps: command not found bash: subst: command not found bash: subst: command not found
what am I missing here ?
if I run only
fzr provide apps
I got, which works
[app1 app2 app3]
The idea is to inspect command
apps := $(subst ],,$(subst [,,$(apps)))
which works on mac but in windows it’s not …
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Answer
The commands which are valid in a Makefile are not valid on the terminal prompt.
If you want to remove the leading and trailing square brackets in a Bash script, try
fzr provide apps | sed 's/^[//;s/]$//'
If you want to put that in a Makefile, note that you will need to double the dollar sign (a single dollar sign gets evaluated by make itself; doubling it passes through a literal dollar sign to the shell).
apps := $(shell fzr provide apps | sed 's/^[//;s/]$$//')
Your Makefile uses syntax which is specific to GNU Make; perhaps the make version you have on Windows is not a GNU-compatible one.