icebox:/tmp> touch test.src
icebox:/tmp> !m
make --question -f t.make -f test.make test.make
main.c:1678: failed assertion `BOGUS_UPDATE_STATUS'
Abort
icebox:/tmp> cat t.make
test.make:
        @echo need to make test.make
icebox:/tmp> cat test.make

test.make: test.src

icebox:/tmp> cat test.src
icebox:/tmp> 
icebox:/tmp> which make
make:        aliased to /isv/gnu/bin/make --warn-undefined-variables
icebox:/tmp> make --version
GNU Make version 3.79.1, by Richard Stallman and Roland McGrath.
Built for sparc-sun-solaris2.6
Copyright (C) 1988, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000
        Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Report bugs to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.



What I am trying to do is find out if test.make is out of date, even if
there are no rules for actually generating test.make.

icebox:/tmp> touch test.src
icebox:/tmp> make --question -f test.make test.make
icebox:/tmp> echo $status
0

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