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@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
@set EDITION 0.43
@set VERSION 3.68 Beta
@set UPDATED 14 July 1993
@set UPDATED 22 July 1993
@set UPDATE-MONTH July 1993
@c finalout
@ -1858,11 +1858,11 @@ The search through the directories specified in @code{VPATH} or with
(@pxref{Implicit Rules, ,Using Implicit Rules}).
For example, when a file @file{foo.o} has no explicit rule, @code{make}
considers implicit rules such as to compile @file{foo.c} if that file
exists. If such a file is lacking in the current directory, the
appropriate directories are searched for it. If @file{foo.c} exists (or is
mentioned in the makefile) in any of the directories, the implicit rule for
C compilation is applied.
considers implicit rules, such as the built-in rule to compile
@file{foo.c} if that file exists. If such a file is lacking in the
current directory, the appropriate directories are searched for it. If
@file{foo.c} exists (or is mentioned in the makefile) in any of the
directories, the implicit rule for C compilation is applied.
The commands of implicit rules normally use automatic variables as a
matter of necessity; consequently they will use the file names found by
@ -4877,9 +4877,9 @@ each internal sequence of one or more whitespace characters with a
single space. Thus, @samp{$(strip a b c )} results in @w{@samp{a b c}}.
The function @code{strip} can be very useful when used in conjunction
with conditionals. When comparing something with the null string
@samp{""} using @code{ifeq} or @code{ifneq}, you usually want a string
of just whitespace to match the null string (@pxref{Conditionals}).
with conditionals. When comparing something with the empty string
@samp{} using @code{ifeq} or @code{ifneq}, you usually want a string of
just whitespace to match the empty string (@pxref{Conditionals}).
Thus, the following may fail to have the desired results:
@ -5980,7 +5980,7 @@ dependencies of these targets can be processed all the same.
@itemx --max-load[=@var{load}]
@cindex @code{--max-load}
Specifies that no new jobs (commands) should be started if there are
others jobs running and the load average is at least @var{load} (a
other jobs running and the load average is at least @var{load} (a
floating-point number). With no argument, removes a previous load
limit. @xref{Parallel, ,Parallel Execution}.
@ -6811,7 +6811,7 @@ constraint has the added benefit of preventing any infinite loop in the
search for an implicit rule chain.
There are some special implicit rules to optimize certain cases that would
otherwise by handled by rule chains. For example, making @file{foo} from
otherwise be handled by rule chains. For example, making @file{foo} from
@file{foo.c} could be handled by compiling and linking with separate
chained rules, using @file{foo.o} as an intermediate file. But what
actually happens is that a special rule for this case does the compilation