Re: Make-3.81 rc1 hangs with -j 2 (multiplatform)

[J. David Bryan]

On 27 Feb 2006 at 13:09, Paul D. Smith wrote:

> %% Boris Kolpackov <address@hidden> writes:
> 
>   bk> 3. If I replace the "%.3 : | %.2" rule with the equivalent normal
>   bk> rule, make does not hang.

What would the "equivalent normal rule" be?  Perhaps I can use that as a 
workaround in my original makefile.

(I'm trying to express that if %.3 doesn't exist, it must be built only 
after %.2 is built, but it is not to be rebuilt if %.2 is subsequently 
changed.)

                                      -- Dave