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Roland McGrath 1992-02-26 04:34:35 +00:00
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@ -5141,14 +5141,13 @@ create it.@refill
Intermediate files are remade using their rules just like all other
files. The difference is that the intermediate file is deleted when
@code{make} is finished. Therefore, the intermediate file which did
not exist before @code{make} also does not exist after @code{make}.
The deletion is reported to you by printing a @samp{rm -f} command
that shows what @code{make} is doing. (You can optionally define an
implicit rule so as to preserve certain intermediate files. You can also
list the target pattern of an implicit rule (such as @samp{%.o}) as a
dependency file of the special target @code{.PRECIOUS} to preserve intermediate
files whose target patterns match that file's name.)@refill
@code{make} is finished. Therefore, the intermediate file which did not
exist before @code{make} also does not exist after @code{make}. The
deletion is reported to you by printing a @samp{rm -f} command that
shows what @code{make} is doing. (You can list the target pattern of an
implicit rule (such as @samp{%.o}) as a dependency file of the special
target @code{.PRECIOUS} to preserve intermediate files made by implicit
rules whose target patterns match that file's name.)@refill
@cindex intermediate files, preserving
@cindex preserving intermediate files
@cindex preserving with .PRECIOUS