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@c !!!!! Edit descriptions.
@menu
-* Overview:: Overview of @code{make}
+* Overview:: Overview of @code{make}.
* Copying:: Your rights and freedoms.
-* Introduction:: An introduction to makefiles.
-* Makefiles:: Writing Makefiles
-* Rules:: Writing Rules
-* Commands:: Writing the Commands in Rules
-* Using Variables:: How to Use Variables
-* Conditionals:: Conditional Parts of Makefiles
-* Functions:: Functions for Transforming Text
-* make Invocation: Running. How to Run @code{make}
-* Implicit Rules:: Using Implicit Rules
-* Archives:: Using @code{make} to Update Archive Files
-* Features:: Features of GNU @code{make}
-* Missing:: Missing Features of GNU @code{make}
-* Quick Reference:: Quick Reference
-* Complex Makefile:: Complex Makefile
+* Introduction:: An introduction to @code{make}.
+* Makefiles:: Makefiles tell @code{make} what to do.
+* Rules:: Rules describe when a file must be remade.
+* Commands:: Commands say how to remake a file.
+* Using Variables:: You can use variables to avoid repetition.
+* Conditionals:: Use or ignore parts of the makefile based
+ on the values of variables.
+* Functions:: Many powerful ways to manipulate text.
+* make Invocation: Running. How to invoke @code{make} on the command line.
+* Implicit Rules:: Use implicit rules to treat many files alike,
+ based on their file names.
+* Archives:: How @code{make} can update library archives.
+* Features:: Features GNU @code{make} has over other @code{make}s.
+* Missing:: What GNU @code{make} lacks from other @code{make}s.
+* Quick Reference:: A quick reference for experienced users.
+* Complex Makefile:: A real example of a straightforward,
+ but nontrivial, makefile.
* Concept Index:: Index of Concepts
* Name Index:: Index of Functions, Variables, & Directives