3.8.1 Subsection Evaluating GNU MAKE commands (‘eval’)

eval command string

e

A powerful command is the ability to enter MAKE fragments and have them interpreted on the fly. This can be done using the eval command. For example to “include” a makefile, you might enter eval include test1.mk. Some of the other commands given elsewhere can be performed by eval. In particular, instead of using the setq debugger command, one could issue the command as eval VAR=value.