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RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/make/main.c,v
retrieving revision 1.2
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3
--- src/usr.bin/make/main.c	1995/12/14 03:23:33	1.2
+++ src/usr.bin/make/main.c	1996/01/03 09:50:47	1.3
@@ -316,9 +316,12 @@
 	 * on the end of the "create" list.
 	 */
 	for (argv += optind, argc -= optind; *argv; ++argv, --argc)
-		if (Parse_IsVar(*argv))
-			Parse_DoVar(*argv, VAR_CMD);
-		else {
+		if (Parse_IsVar(*argv)) {
+			char *var = strdup(*argv);
+
+			Parse_DoVar(var, VAR_CMD);
+			free(var);
+		} else {
 			if (!**argv)
 				Punt("illegal (null) argument.");
 			if (**argv == '-') {