On Tue, 2017-06-20 at 08:28 +0200, SF Markus Elfring wrote: > The wording “… override a built-in implicit rule (or one you have > defined yourself) …”might need another clarification. Does the > distinction with explicit make rules result in special consequences > here? > https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Makefile-Contents.html#index-explicit-rule_002c-definition-of
The phrase "or one you have defined yourself" modifies the previous "implicit rule", so it means "or an implicit rule you have defined yourself". This applies only to implicit rules, not explicit rules. > Can an explicit make rule also be cancelled anyhow? No. _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make
