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diff --git a/make.texinfo b/make.texinfo
index b5ec486..4bbdf06 100644
--- a/make.texinfo
+++ b/make.texinfo
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
@set EDITION 0.43
@set VERSION 3.68 Beta
-@set UPDATED 25 June 1993
-@set UPDATE-MONTH June 1993
+@set UPDATED 9 July 1993
+@set UPDATE-MONTH July 1993
@c finalout
@@ -8072,6 +8072,14 @@ easily rewritten to get the desired behavior in GNU @code{make}:
@example
.c.a: ;
@end example
+
+@item
+Some versions of @code{make} invoke the shell with the @samp{-e} flag,
+except under @samp{-k} (@pxref{Testing, ,Testing the Compilation of a
+Program}). The @samp{-e} flag tells the shell to exit as soon as any
+program it runs returns a nonzero status. We feel it is cleaner to
+write each shell command line to stand on its own and not require this
+special treatment.
@end itemize
@comment The makefile standards are in a separate file that is also