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@@ -8127,6 +8127,15 @@ Give variables taken from the environment precedence
over variables from makefiles.
@xref{Environment, ,Variables from the Environment}.
+@item --eval=@var{string}
+@cindex @code{--eval}
+@c Extra blank line here makes the table look better.
+
+Evaluate @var{string} as makefile syntax. This is a command-line
+version of the @code{eval} function (@pxref{Eval Function}). The
+evaluation is performed after the default rules and variables have
+been defined, but before any makefiles are read.
+
@item -f @var{file}
@cindex @code{-f}
@itemx --file=@var{file}