docs: def absent(name):
      '''
      Verify that the variable is not in the ``make.conf``.
  
      name
          The variable name. This will automatically be converted to upper
          case since variables in ``make.conf`` are in upper case
      '''
      ret = {'changes': {},
             'comment': '',
             'name': name,
             'result': True}
  
      # Make name all Uppers since make.conf uses all Upper vars
      upper_name = name.upper()
  
      old_value = __salt__['makeconf.get_var'](upper_name)
  
      if old_value is None:
          msg = 'Variable {0} is already absent from make.conf'
          ret['comment'] = msg.format(name)
      else:
          if __opts__['test']:
              msg = 'Variable {0} is set to be removed from make.conf'
              ret['comment'] = msg.format(name)
              ret['result'] = None
          else:
              __salt__['makeconf.remove_var'](upper_name)
  
              new_value = __salt__['makeconf.get_var'](upper_name)
              if new_value is not None:
                  msg = 'Variable {0} failed to be removed from make.conf'
                  ret['comment'] = msg.format(name)
                  ret['result'] = False
              else:
                  msg = 'Variable {0} was removed from make.conf'
                  ret['comment'] = msg.format(name)
                  ret['result'] = True
      return ret