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| author | Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com> | 1992-08-20 21:29:58 +0000 |
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| committer | Robert J. Chassell <bob@rattlesnake.com> | 1992-08-20 21:29:58 +0000 |
| commit | 9869db36e976d444f26ffcf43756b2e2387ff5c3 (patch) | |
| tree | 82f005e4f939704f92fb229596a76f222e8d8901 | |
| parent | 2ebdf6de853cec7a136fcb556df7ce51f1f776b3 (diff) | |
| download | gunmake-9869db36e976d444f26ffcf43756b2e2387ff5c3.tar.gz | |
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diff --git a/make.texinfo b/make.texinfo index 9ed3a4a..5178aee 100644 --- a/make.texinfo +++ b/make.texinfo @@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ files should be recompiled, or how. @xref{make Invocation, ,How to Run @code{make}}. @node Reading, Bugs, Preparing, Overview -@section On Reading this Text @c !!!!! I don't like this title --roland +@section How to Read This Manual If you are new to @code{make}, or are looking for a general introduction, read the first few sections of each chapter, skipping the @@ -586,11 +586,9 @@ work. It is up to you to supply commands that will update the target file properly. All @code{make} does is execute the commands you have specified when the target file needs to be updated.) -The target @samp{clean} is not a file, but merely the name of an -action; so @code{make} never does anything with it unless you tell it -specifically. -@c !!! 1st sentence in parens bad -rm -(Note that this rule does not have any dependencies. +The target @samp{clean} is not a file, but merely the name of an action; +so @code{make} never does anything with it unless you tell it +specifically. (Note that this rule does not have any dependencies. @xref{Phony Targets}, to see how to prevent a real file called @file{clean} from causing confusion. @xref{Errors, , Errors in Commands}, to see how to force @code{rm} to work in spite of errors.) |