[bug #66011] dependencies after a non-existing file are silently ignored

[anonymous]

URL:
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                 Summary: dependencies after a non-existing file are silently
ignored
                   Group: make
               Submitter: None
               Submitted: Sun 21 Jul 2024 09:56:54 AM UTC
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Bug
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
       Component Version: 4.3
        Operating System: POSIX-Based
           Fixed Release: None
           Triage Status: None


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Date: Sun 21 Jul 2024 09:56:54 AM UTC By: Anonymous
This is how my Makefile looks like:


HEADERS = a.h b.h nonexisting.h c.h d.h

%.o : %.c $(HEADERS) Makefile
        $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $<


If I change c.h, d.h or the Makefile, make just says "Nothing to be done". If
I run `make -d` I can see that the items beginning with nonexisting.h are not
in the dependency list of the targets. A warning would be nice.

This is make 4.3-4.1 in Debian Unstable.







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