S:=simple R=recursive SE:= RE= foo=FOO bar= S+=$(foo) $(bar) R+=$(foo) $(bar) SE+=$(foo) $(bar) RE+=$(foo) $(bar) U+=$(foo) $(bar) bar=BAR test: echo "$(S)" echo "$(R)" echo "$(SE)" echo "$(RE)" echo "$(U)" echo "$(flavor S)" echo "$(flavor R)" echo "$(flavor SE)" echo "$(flavor RE)" echo "$(flavor U)"