From 6a44c4b6725914680501938921fdb7d7d5129d07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Roland McGrath Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 19:47:54 +0000 Subject: Formerly make.texinfo.~78~ --- make.texinfo | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/make.texinfo b/make.texinfo index 84b932c..b03ac27 100644 --- a/make.texinfo +++ b/make.texinfo @@ -5428,6 +5428,7 @@ The makefile tells @code{make} how to tell whether a target is up to date, and how to update each target. But updating the targets is not always what you want. Certain options specify other activities for @code{make}. +@comment Extra blank lines make it print better. @table @samp @item -n @itemx --just-print @@ -5437,6 +5438,7 @@ what you want. Certain options specify other activities for @code{make}. @cindex @code{--dry-run} @cindex @code{--recon} @cindex @code{-n} + ``No-op''. The activity is to print what commands would be used to make the targets up to date, but not actually execute them. @@ -5446,6 +5448,7 @@ the targets up to date, but not actually execute them. @cindex touching files @cindex target, touching @cindex @code{-t} + ``Touch''. The activity is to mark the targets as up to date without actually changing them. In other words, @code{make} pretends to compile the targets but does not really change their contents. @@ -5455,6 +5458,7 @@ the targets but does not really change their contents. @cindex @code{--question} @cindex @code{-q} @cindex question mode + ``Question''. The activity is to find out silently whether the targets are up to date already; but execute no commands in either case. In other words, neither compilation nor output will occur. @@ -5469,6 +5473,7 @@ words, neither compilation nor output will occur. @cindex @code{--new-file} @cindex what if @cindex files, assuming new + ``What if''. Each @samp{-W} flag is followed by a file name. The given files' modification times are recorded by @code{make} as being the present time, although the actual modification times remain the same. -- cgit v1.2.3