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diff --git a/doc/make.texi b/doc/make.texi index 14ad2a37..dc9a5c95 100644 --- a/doc/make.texi +++ b/doc/make.texi @@ -4478,12 +4478,13 @@ If parallel execution is enabled, @code{make} will try to build @file{one} and @file{two} in parallel but will not try to build @file{three} until both are complete. -As with targets provided to @code{.NOTPARALLEL}, @code{.WAIT} has an effect +As with targets provided to @code{.NOTPARALLEL}, @code{.WAIT} takes effect only when building the target in whose prerequisite list it appears. If the same prerequisites are present in other targets, without @code{.WAIT}, then -they may still be run in parallel. Because of this, @code{.WAIT} is an -unreliable way to impose ordering than defining a prerequisite relationship. -However it is easy to use and may suffice for simple needs. +they may still be run in parallel. Because of this, neither +@code{.NOTPARALLEL} with targets nor @code{.WAIT} are as reliable for +controlling parallel execution as defining a prerequisite relationship. +However they are easy to use and may be sufficient in less complex situations. The @code{.WAIT} prerequisite will not be present in any of the automatic variables for the rule. |