strip NMAKE function
Cleans up whitespace in and around a list of items.
Syntax
$(strip input)
Parameters
input
The list to be cleaned.
Return value
A list of the exact same items as input.
Remarks
NMAKE outputs a list that has a single space between each item and no leading or trailing whitespace. strip doesn't change any item within a list, but it does ensure that the returned list is in this canonical form. The canonical form can be useful for later operations that operate on strings instead of lists.
This macro function is available starting in Visual Studio 2022, in NMAKE version 14.30 or later.
Example
$(strip a b c d ) # Evaluates to "a b c d"
# strip is useful to get a canonical form of a list, which can then be transformed into a different format
SINGLESPACE=$(subst ',,' ') # Use "subst" since a normal assignment trims trailing whitespace.
INCLUDE_PATH=$(subst $(SINGLESPACE),;,$(strip $(INCLUDES)))