1 files changed, 30 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/miscutils/make.c b/miscutils/make.c
index cc35d89eb..97ee8d879 100644
--- a/miscutils/make.c
+++ b/miscutils/make.c
@@ -2686,15 +2686,26 @@ expand_makeflags(void)
 /*
  * Instantiate all macros in an argv-style array of pointers.  Stop
  * processing at the first string that doesn't contain an equal sign.
+ * As an extension, target arguments on the command line (level 1)
+ * are skipped and will be processed later.
  */
 static char **
 process_macros(char **argv, int level)
 {
         char *p;
 
-        while (*argv && (p = strchr(*argv, '=')) != NULL) {
+        for (; *argv; argv++) {
                 int immediate = 0;
 
+                if (!(p = strchr(*argv, '='))) {
+                        // Skip targets on the command line
+                        if (!posix && level == 1)
+                                continue;
+                        else
+                                // Stop at first target
+                                break;
+                }
+
                 if (p - 2 > *argv && p[-1] == ':' && p[-2] == ':') {
                         if (POSIX_2017)
                                 error("invalid macro assignment");
@@ -2714,8 +2725,6 @@ process_macros(char **argv, int level)
                 *p = '=';
                 if (immediate)
                         p[-2] = ':';
-
-                argv++;
         }
         return argv;
 }
@@ -2846,6 +2855,7 @@ int make_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 #endif
         char def_make[] = "makefile";
         int estat;
+        bool found_target;
         FILE *ifd;
 
         INIT_G();
@@ -2923,7 +2933,12 @@ int make_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
         setmacro("$", "$", 0 | M_VALID);
 
         // Process macro definitions from the command line
-        argv = process_macros(argv, 1);
+        if (posix)
+                // In POSIX mode macros must appear before targets.
+                // argv should now point to targets only.
+                argv = process_macros(argv, 1);
+        else
+                process_macros(argv, 1);
 
         // Process macro definitions from MAKEFLAGS
         if (fargv) {
@@ -2983,13 +2998,20 @@ int make_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                 mark_special(".PHONY", OPT_phony, N_PHONY);
 
         estat = 0;
-        if (*argv == NULL) {
+        found_target = FALSE;
+        for (; *argv; argv++) {
+                // In POSIX mode only targets should now be in argv.
+                // As an extension macros may still be present: skip them.
+                if (posix || !strchr(*argv, '='))
+                {
+                        found_target = TRUE;
+                        estat |= make(newname(*argv), 0);
+                }
+        }
+        if (!found_target) {
                 if (!firstname)
                         error("no targets defined");
                 estat = make(firstname, 0);
-        } else {
-                while (*argv != NULL)
-                        estat |= make(newname(*argv++), 0);
         }
 
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