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diff --git a/make.texinfo b/make.texinfo index 84d78d0..66fa8c0 100644 --- a/make.texinfo +++ b/make.texinfo @@ -1666,9 +1666,9 @@ names of source files in the dependencies as if they all existed in the current directory. @xref{Commands/Search, ,Writing Shell Commands with Directory Search}. -In the @code{VPATH} variable, directory names are separated by colons. -The order in which directories are listed is the order followed by -@code{make} in its search. +In the @code{VPATH} variable, directory names are separated by colons or +blanks. The order in which directories are listed is the order followed +by @code{make} in its search. For example, @@ -1714,9 +1714,9 @@ There are three forms of the @code{vpath} directive: Specify the search path @var{directories} for file names that match @var{pattern}. -The search path, @var{directories}, is a colon-separated list of -directories to be searched, just like the search path used in the -@code{VPATH} variable. +The search path, @var{directories}, is a list of directories to be +searched, separated by colons or blanks, just like the search path used +in the @code{VPATH} variable. @item vpath @var{pattern} Clear out the search path associated with @var{pattern}. |