Remove item from a Makefile variable?

Question

I have a makefile, which includes several other makefiles, which in turn all add to a variable like this:

VAR := Something SomethingElse
VAR += SomeOtherThin         


        

Answer 1

You could use the filter-out text function if you're using GNU Make.

OTHERVAR := $(filter-out SomethingElse,$(VAR))