gnu make: list the values of all variables (or "macros") in a particular run

Question

How can I list the current value of all variables (also called macros) in a Makefile when running make?

E.g. if this is in the Makefile:

CUR-DIR := $(shell /bin/pwd) LOG-DIR := $(CUR-DIR)/make-logs 

Then I would like it to tell me:

CUR-DIR = /home/johv/src/test LOG-DIR = /home/johv/src/test/make-logs 

Answer 1

GNU make provides .VARIABLES which holds all global variables' names. However, this includes built-in variables(like MAKEFLAGS). If you have to exclude built-in variables, some filtering like the following might be needed. The following makefile prints user-defined variables(CUR-DIR, LOG-DIR) using info:

VARS_OLD := $(.VARIABLES) CUR-DIR := $(shell pwd) LOG-DIR := $(CUR-DIR)/make-logs $(foreach v,                                        \   $(filter-out $(VARS_OLD) VARS_OLD,$(.VARIABLES)), \   $(info $(v) = $($(v)))) 

(I renamed CURDIR to CUR-DIR because CURDIR seems to be a built-in variable in my system)