enum variable_flavor flavor)
{
struct variable *v;
+ char *new_value;
+ bool append = false;
v = variable_lookup(name);
if (v) {
- free(v->value);
+ /* For defined variables, += inherits the existing flavor */
+ if (flavor == VAR_APPEND) {
+ flavor = v->flavor;
+ append = true;
+ } else {
+ free(v->value);
+ }
} else {
+ /* For undefined variables, += assumes the recursive flavor */
+ if (flavor == VAR_APPEND)
+ flavor = VAR_RECURSIVE;
+
v = xmalloc(sizeof(*v));
v->name = xstrdup(name);
list_add_tail(&v->node, &variable_list);
v->flavor = flavor;
if (flavor == VAR_SIMPLE)
- v->value = expand_string(value);
+ new_value = expand_string(value);
else
- v->value = xstrdup(value);
+ new_value = xstrdup(value);
+
+ if (append) {
+ v->value = xrealloc(v->value,
+ strlen(v->value) + strlen(new_value) + 2);
+ strcat(v->value, " ");
+ strcat(v->value, new_value);
+ free(new_value);
+ } else {
+ v->value = new_value;
+ }
}
static void variable_del(struct variable *v)