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diff --git a/make.texinfo b/make.texinfo index 08a2f18..87f660a 100644 --- a/make.texinfo +++ b/make.texinfo @@ -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 |