# for all FILE in AT_FILES:
# substitute occurrences of @FILE@ with contents $(at-dir)BLA$(at-ext)
-sed-atfiles = cat $(foreach i, $(AT_FILES), \
- | sed '/@$i@/r $(at-dir)$i$(at-ext)' | sed 's%@$i@%%g')
+sed-atfiles = -e '\#' $(foreach i, $(AT_FILES), \
+ -e '/@$i@/r $(at-dir)$i$(at-ext)' -e 's%@$i@%%g')
# for all VAR in ATVARIABLES
# substitute occurrences of @VAR@ with $(VAR)
-sed-atvariables = cat $(foreach i, $(ATVARIABLES), | sed 's!@$i@!$($i)!g')
+sed-atvariables = -e '\#' $(foreach i, $(ATVARIABLES), -e 's!@$i@!$($i)!g')
# these are obsolete
+
+# then remove them --hwn
+
# use ATVARIABLES
sed-date=sed 's!@DATE@!${date}!g'
sed-PACKAGE = sed 's!@PACKAGE@!${PACKAGE}!g'