\chapentry {Overview of \code {make}}{1}{1}
\secentry {How to Read This Manual}{1}{1}{1}
\secentry {Problems and Bugs}{1}{2}{2}
\chapentry {An Introduction to Makefiles}{2}{5}
\secentry {What a Rule Looks Like}{2}{1}{5}
\secentry {A Simple Makefile}{2}{2}{6}
\secentry {How \code {make} Processes a Makefile}{2}{3}{8}
\secentry {Variables Make Makefiles Simpler}{2}{4}{9}
\secentry {Letting \code {make} Deduce the Commands}{2}{5}{10}
\secentry {Another Style of Makefile}{2}{6}{11}
\secentry {Rules for Cleaning the Directory}{2}{7}{12}
\chapentry {Writing Makefiles}{3}{13}
\secentry {What Makefiles Contain}{3}{1}{13}
\secentry {What Name to Give Your Makefile}{3}{2}{14}
\secentry {Including Other Makefiles}{3}{3}{14}
\secentry {The Variable \code {MAKEFILES}}{3}{4}{16}
\secentry {How Makefiles Are Remade}{3}{5}{16}
\secentry {Overriding Part of Another Makefile}{3}{6}{18}
\chapentry {Writing Rules}{4}{19}
\secentry {Rule Syntax}{4}{1}{19}
\secentry {Using Wildcard Characters in File Names}{4}{2}{20}
\subsecentry {Wildcard Examples}{4}{2}{1}{21}
\subsecentry {Pitfalls of Using Wildcards}{4}{2}{2}{22}
\subsecentry {The Function \code {wildcard}}{4}{2}{3}{22}
\secentry {Searching Directories for Dependencies}{4}{3}{23}
\subsecentry {\code {VPATH}: Search Path for All Dependencies}{4}{3}{1}{23}
\subsecentry {The \code {vpath} Directive}{4}{3}{2}{24}
\subsecentry {Writing Shell Commands with Directory Search}{4}{3}{3}{26}
\subsecentry {Directory Search and Implicit Rules}{4}{3}{4}{27}
\subsecentry {Directory Search for Link Libraries}{4}{3}{5}{27}
\secentry {Phony Targets}{4}{4}{28}
\secentry {Rules without Commands or Dependencies}{4}{5}{30}
\secentry {Empty Target Files to Record Events}{4}{6}{30}
\secentry {Special Built-in Target Names}{4}{7}{31}
\secentry {Multiple Targets in a Rule}{4}{8}{32}
\secentry {Multiple Rules for One Target}{4}{9}{33}
\secentry {Static Pattern Rules}{4}{10}{34}
\subsecentry {Syntax of Static Pattern Rules}{4}{10}{1}{34}
\subsecentry {Static Pattern Rules versus Implicit Rules}{4}{10}{2}{36}
\secentry {Double-Colon Rules}{4}{11}{37}
\secentry {Generating Dependencies Automatically}{4}{12}{37}
\chapentry {Writing the Commands in Rules}{5}{41}
\secentry {Command Echoing}{5}{1}{41}
\secentry {Command Execution}{5}{2}{42}
\secentry {Parallel Execution}{5}{3}{42}
\secentry {Errors in Commands}{5}{4}{44}
\secentry {Interrupting or Killing \code {make}}{5}{5}{45}
\secentry {Recursive Use of \code {make}}{5}{6}{46}
\subsecentry {How the \code {MAKE} Variable Works}{5}{6}{1}{46}
\subsecentry {Communicating Variables to a Sub-\code {make}}{5}{6}{2}{47}
\subsecentry {Communicating Options to a Sub-\code {make}}{5}{6}{3}{50}
\subsecentry {The \samp {--print-directory} Option}{5}{6}{4}{52}
\secentry {Defining Canned Command Sequences}{5}{7}{52}
\secentry {Using Empty Commands}{5}{8}{54}
\chapentry {How to Use Variables}{6}{55}
\secentry {Basics of Variable References}{6}{1}{55}
\secentry {The Two Flavors of Variables}{6}{2}{56}
\secentry {Advanced Features for Reference to Variables}{6}{3}{59}
\subsecentry {Substitution References}{6}{3}{1}{59}
\subsecentry {Computed Variable Names}{6}{3}{2}{60}
\secentry {How Variables Get Their Values}{6}{4}{63}
\secentry {Setting Variables}{6}{5}{63}
\secentry {Appending More Text to Variables}{6}{6}{64}
\secentry {The \code {override} Directive}{6}{7}{66}
\secentry {Defining Variables Verbatim}{6}{8}{67}
\secentry {Variables from the Environment}{6}{9}{68}
\chapentry {Conditional Parts of Makefiles}{7}{71}
\secentry {Example of a Conditional}{7}{1}{71}
\secentry {Syntax of Conditionals}{7}{2}{72}
\secentry {Conditionals that Test Flags}{7}{3}{75}
\chapentry {Functions for Transforming Text}{8}{77}
\secentry {Function Call Syntax}{8}{1}{77}
\secentry {Functions for String Substitution and Analysis}{8}{2}{78}
\secentry {Functions for File Names}{8}{3}{81}
\secentry {The \code {foreach} Function}{8}{4}{83}
\secentry {The \code {origin} Function}{8}{5}{85}
\secentry {The \code {shell} Function}{8}{6}{87}
\chapentry {How to Run \code {make}}{9}{89}
\secentry {Arguments to Specify the Makefile}{9}{1}{89}
\secentry {Arguments to Specify the Goals}{9}{2}{90}
\secentry {Instead of Executing the Commands}{9}{3}{91}
\secentry {Avoiding Recompilation of Some Files}{9}{4}{93}
\secentry {Overriding Variables}{9}{5}{94}
\secentry {Testing the Compilation of a Program}{9}{6}{95}
\secentry {Summary of Options}{9}{7}{95}
\chapentry {Using Implicit Rules}{10}{101}
\secentry {Using Implicit Rules}{10}{1}{101}
\secentry {Catalogue of Implicit Rules}{10}{2}{103}
\secentry {Variables Used by Implicit Rules}{10}{3}{106}
\secentry {Chains of Implicit Rules}{10}{4}{108}
\secentry {Defining and Redefining Pattern Rules}{10}{5}{109}
\subsecentry {Introduction to Pattern Rules}{10}{5}{1}{110}
\subsecentry {Pattern Rule Examples}{10}{5}{2}{111}
\subsecentry {Automatic Variables}{10}{5}{3}{112}
\subsecentry {How Patterns Match}{10}{5}{4}{114}
\subsecentry {Match-Anything Pattern Rules}{10}{5}{5}{115}
\subsecentry {Canceling Implicit Rules}{10}{5}{6}{116}
\secentry {Defining Last-Resort Default Rules}{10}{6}{116}
\secentry {Old-Fashioned Suffix Rules}{10}{7}{117}
\secentry {Implicit Rule Search Algorithm}{10}{8}{119}
\chapentry {Using \code {make} to Update Archive Files}{11}{121}
\secentry {Archive Members as Targets}{11}{1}{121}
\secentry {Implicit Rule for Archive Member Targets}{11}{2}{122}
\subsecentry {Updating Archive Symbol Directories}{11}{2}{1}{123}
\secentry {Dangers When Using Archives}{11}{3}{123}
\secentry {Suffix Rules for Archive Files}{11}{4}{124}
\chapentry {Features of GNU \code {make}}{12}{125}
\chapentry {Incompatibilities and Missing Features}{13}{129}
\chapentry {Makefile Conventions}{14}{131}
\secentry {General Conventions for Makefiles}{14}{1}{131}
\secentry {Utilities in Makefiles}{14}{2}{132}
\secentry {Standard Targets for Users}{14}{3}{133}
\secentry {Variables for Specifying Commands}{14}{4}{136}
\secentry {Variables for Installation Directories}{14}{5}{138}
\chapentry {Quick Reference}{Appendix{} \char65}{143}
\chapentry {Complex Makefile Example}{Appendix{} \char66}{149}
\unnumbchapentry {Index of Concepts}{155}
\unnumbchapentry {Index of Functions, Variables, & Directives}{165}