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All changes mentioned here are more fully described in the GNU make
manual, which is contained in this distribution as the file make.texinfo.
-Please send GNU make bug reports to bug-make@gnu.org.
+Please send GNU make bug reports to <bug-make@gnu.org>.
See the README file and the GNU make manual for details on sending bug
reports.
+Version 3.78.2
+
+* Previously, GNU make quoted variables such as MAKEFLAGS and
+ MAKEOVERRIDES for proper parsing by the shell. This allowed them to
+ be used within make build scripts. However, using them there is not
+ proper behavior: they are meant to be passed to subshells via the
+ environment. Unfortunately the values were not quoted properly to be
+ passed through the environment. This meant that some invocations of
+ make didn't properly pass values to submakes.
+
+ With this version we change that behavior: now these variables are
+ quoted properly for passing through the environment, which is the
+ correct way to do it. If you previously used these variables
+ explicitly within a make rule you may need to re-examine your use for
+ correctness given this change.
+
Version 3.78
* Two new functions, $(error ...) and $(warning ...) are available. The