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authorPaul Smith <psmith@gnu.org>2009-08-01 22:09:40 +0000
committerPaul Smith <psmith@gnu.org>2009-08-01 22:09:40 +0000
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Changes from Ralf Wildenhues.
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diff --git a/doc/make.texi b/doc/make.texi
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@@ -7793,6 +7793,11 @@ is run regardless of these options. Other lines in the same rule are
not run unless they too begin with @samp{+} or contain @samp{$(MAKE)} or
@samp{$@{MAKE@}} (@xref{MAKE Variable, ,How the @code{MAKE} Variable Works}.)
+@cindex phony targets and recipe execution
+The @samp{-t} flag prevents phony targets (@pxref{Phony Targets}) from
+being updated, unless there are recipe lines beginning with @samp{+}
+or containing @samp{$(MAKE)} or @samp{$@{MAKE@}}.
+
The @samp{-W} flag provides two features:
@itemize @bullet