make: Archives

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1 11 Using 'make' to Update Archive Files
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1 "Archive files" are files containing named sub-files called "members";
1 they are maintained with the program 'ar' and their main use is as
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· Archive Members             Archive members as targets.
· Archive Update              The implicit rule for archive member targets.
· Archive Pitfalls            Dangers to watch out for when using archives.
· Archive Suffix Rules        You can write a special kind of suffix rule
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