Re: question about Generating Prerequisites Automatically

[Paul D. Smith]

%% Lin George <address@hidden> writes:

  lg> Thanks Paul,

  >> Read the section of the GNU make manual on intermediate files.

  lg> I can not find a dedicated section dealing with intermediate files
  lg> in the PDF GNU make manual. It is mentioned in page 107/108 from
  lg> the Index of Concepts, but I can not find it.

??

The concept index tells you exactly where to look.  Just go to the
section referred to by the index.

  lg> For a newbie of intermediate files, which section of
  lg> GNU make manual should I read? Thanks.

"Chains of Implicit Rules", which is where the index tells you to go.

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