(Using Variables): Add paragraph that xrefs to Automatic Variables.

Add Automatic Variables item to the menu.
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Roland McGrath 1994-04-20 22:21:51 +00:00
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@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
@set RCSID $Id$
@set EDITION 0.45
@set VERSION 3.71 Beta
@set UPDATED 11 February 1994
@set UPDATE-MONTH February 1994
@set UPDATED 20 April 1994
@set UPDATE-MONTH April 1994
@c finalout
@ -3563,6 +3563,10 @@ purposes in the makefile, and reserving upper case for parameters that
control implicit rules or for parameters that the user should override with
command options (@pxref{Overriding, ,Overriding Variables}).
A few variables have names that are a single punctuation character or
just a few characters. These are the @dfn{automatic variables}, and
they have particular specialized uses. @xref{Automatic Variables}.
@menu
* Reference:: How to use the value of a variable.
* Flavors:: Variables come in two flavors.
@ -3576,6 +3580,8 @@ command options (@pxref{Overriding, ,Overriding Variables}).
* Defining:: An alternate way to set a variable
to a verbatim string.
* Environment:: Variable values can come from the environment.
* Automatic Variables:: Some special variables have predefined
meanings for use with implicit rules.
@end menu
@node Reference, Flavors, , Using Variables