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diff --git a/doc/make.texi b/doc/make.texi
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--- a/doc/make.texi
+++ b/doc/make.texi
@@ -10910,7 +10910,8 @@ The @code{load} directive and extension capability is considered a
``technology preview'' in this release of GNU make. We encourage you
to experiment with this feature and we appreciate any feedback on it.
However we cannot guarantee to maintain backward-compatibility in the
-next release.
+next release. Consider using GNU Guile instead for extending GNU make
+(@pxref{Guile Function, ,The @code{guile} Function}).
@end quotation
@end cartouche
@@ -10978,7 +10979,9 @@ same directive.
The initializing function will be provided the file name and line
number of the invocation of the @code{load} operation. It should
return a value of type @code{int}, which must be @code{0} on failure
-and non-@code{0} on success.
+and non-@code{0} on success. If the return value is @code{-1}, then
+GNU make will @emph{not} attempt to rebuild the object file
+(@pxref{Remaking Loaded Objects, ,How Loaded Objects Are Remade}).
For example: