1 1 2.10 Dependency Tracking: '--MD' 1 ================================ 1 1 'as' can generate a dependency file for the file it creates. This file 1 consists of a single rule suitable for 'make' describing the 1 dependencies of the main source file. 1 1 The rule is written to the file named in its argument. 1 1 This feature is used in the automatic updating of makefiles. 1