Fixed Savannah bug #16140.

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/implicit.c b/implicit.c
index a5d3700..878d154 100644
--- a/implicit.c
+++ b/implicit.c
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ pattern_search (struct file *file, int archive,
           struct file *f;
           unsigned int failed = 0;
 	  int check_lastslash;
+          int file_variables_set = 0;
 
 	  rule = tryrules[i];
 
@@ -479,9 +480,9 @@ pattern_search (struct file *file, int archive,
           strncpy (stem_str, stem, stemlen);
           stem_str[stemlen] = '\0';
 
-          /* Temporary assign STEM to file->stem and set file variables. */
+          /* Temporary assign STEM to file->stem (needed to set file
+             variables below).   */
           file->stem = stem_str;
-          set_file_variables (file);
 
 	  /* Try each dependency; see if it "exists".  */
 
@@ -550,6 +551,15 @@ pattern_search (struct file *file, int archive,
                           depname[len] = '\0';
                         }
 
+                      /* Set file variables. Note that we cannot do it once
+                         at the beginning of the function because of the stem
+                         value.  */
+                      if (!file_variables_set)
+                        {
+                          set_file_variables (file);
+                          file_variables_set = 1;
+                        }
+
                       p2 = variable_expand_for_file (depname, file);
                     }
                   else