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diff --git a/unit-tests/directive-ifmake.mk b/unit-tests/directive-ifmake.mk
index 20329bc5ce25..4d49add72626 100644
--- a/unit-tests/directive-ifmake.mk
+++ b/unit-tests/directive-ifmake.mk
@@ -1,44 +1,52 @@
-# $NetBSD: directive-ifmake.mk,v 1.4 2020/08/30 14:25:45 rillig Exp $
+# $NetBSD: directive-ifmake.mk,v 1.8 2020/11/15 20:20:58 rillig Exp $
#
# Tests for the .ifmake directive, which provides a shortcut for asking
# whether a certain target is requested to be made from the command line.
+#
+# TODO: Describe why the shortcut may be useful (if it's useful at all),
+# instead of sticking to the simple '.if' only.
+
+# The targets 'first' and 'second' are passed in on the command line.
# This is the most basic form.
.ifmake first
-.info ok: positive condition works
+. info ok: positive condition works
.else
-.warning positive condition fails
+. warning positive condition fails
.endif
# The not operator works as expected.
# An alternative interpretation were that this condition is asking whether
# the target "!first" was requested. To distinguish this, see the next test.
.ifmake !first
-.warning unexpected
+. warning unexpected
.else
-.info ok: negation works
+. info ok: negation works
.endif
# See if the exclamation mark really means "not", or if it is just part of
-# the target name.
+# the target name. Since it means 'not', the two exclamation marks are
+# effectively ignored, and 'first' is indeed a requested target. If the
+# exclamation mark were part of the name instead, the name would be '!!first',
+# and such a target was not requested to be made.
.ifmake !!first
-.info ok: double negation works
+. info ok: double negation works
.else
-.warning double negation fails
+. warning double negation fails
.endif
# Multiple targets can be combined using the && and || operators.
.ifmake first && second
-.info ok: both mentioned
+. info ok: both mentioned
.else
-.warning && does not work as expected
+. warning && does not work as expected
.endif
# Negation also works in complex conditions.
.ifmake first && !unmentioned
-.info ok: only those mentioned
+. info ok: only those mentioned
.else
-.warning && with ! does not work as expected
+. warning && with ! does not work as expected
.endif
# Using the .MAKEFLAGS special dependency target, arbitrary command
@@ -46,10 +54,29 @@
# possible to extend the targets to be made.
.MAKEFLAGS: late-target
.ifmake late-target
-.info Targets can even be added at parse time.
+. info Targets can even be added at parse time.
+.else
+. info No, targets cannot be added at parse time anymore.
+.endif
+
+# Numbers are interpreted as numbers, no matter whether the directive is
+# a plain .if or an .ifmake.
+.ifmake 0
+. error
+.endif
+.ifmake 1
.else
-.info No, targets cannot be added at parse time anymore.
+. error
.endif
+# A condition that consists of a variable expression only (without any
+# comparison operator) can be used with .if and the other .ifxxx directives.
+.ifmake ${:Ufirst}
+. info ok
+.else
+. error
+.endif
+
+
first second unmentioned late-target:
: $@