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Writing Makefiles
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   The information that tells `make' how to recompile a system comes
from reading a data base called the "makefile".

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

with another makefile.

Reading Makefiles

How makefiles are parsed.