make: Makefiles

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1 3 Writing Makefiles
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1 The information that tells 'make' how to recompile a system comes from
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· Makefile Contents           What makefiles contain.
· Makefile Names              How to name your makefile.
· Include                     How one makefile can use another makefile.
· MAKEFILES Variable          The environment can specify extra makefiles.
· Remaking Makefiles          How makefiles get remade.
· Overriding Makefiles        How to override part of one makefile
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· Reading Makefiles           How makefiles are parsed.
· Secondary Expansion         How and when secondary expansion is performed.
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