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2013-09-15 Paul Smith <psmith@gnu.org>
+ * doc/make.texi (Error Messages): Add a bit more info to the
+ section on static pattern errors, since they're common.
+ Fixes Savannah bug #31326.
+
* read.c (eval_makefile): If the file open fails with an
unrecoverable error, stop now rather than trying to make it.
Fixes Savannah bug #27374.
diff --git a/doc/make.texi b/doc/make.texi
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@@ -12174,12 +12174,15 @@ of its arguments. @xref{Functions, ,Functions for Transforming Text}.
@itemx multiple target patterns. Stop.
@itemx target pattern contains no `%'. Stop.
@itemx mixed implicit and static pattern rules. Stop.
-These are generated for malformed static pattern rules. The first means
-there's no pattern in the target section of the rule; the second means
-there are multiple patterns in the target section; the third means
-the target doesn't contain a pattern character (@code{%}); and the
-fourth means that all three parts of the static pattern rule contain
-pattern characters (@code{%})--only the first two parts should.
+These are generated for malformed static pattern rules. The first
+means there's no pattern in the target section of the rule; the second
+means there are multiple patterns in the target section; the third
+means the target doesn't contain a pattern character (@code{%}); and
+the fourth means that all three parts of the static pattern rule
+contain pattern characters (@code{%})--only the first two parts
+should. If you see these errors and you aren't trying to create a
+static pattern rule, check the value of any variables in your target
+and prerequisite lists to be sure they do not contain colons.
@xref{Static Usage, ,Syntax of Static Pattern Rules}.
@item warning: -jN forced in submake: disabling jobserver mode.