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| -rw-r--r-- | make.html.markdown | 9 |
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diff --git a/make.html.markdown b/make.html.markdown index 63eb3eb7..47e3b457 100644 --- a/make.html.markdown +++ b/make.html.markdown @@ -111,13 +111,20 @@ small/%.png: %.svg %.png: %.svg @echo this rule is chosen -# however make will use the first pattern rule that can make the target +# However make will use the first pattern rule that can make the target %.png: %.ps @echo this rule is not chosen if %.svg and %.ps are both present # make already has some pattern rules built-in. For instance, it knows # how to turn *.c files into *.o files. +# Older makefiles might use suffix rules instead of pattern rules +.png.ps: + @echo this rule is similar to a pattern rule. + +# Tell make about the suffix rule +.SUFFIXES: .png + #----------------------------------------------------------------------- # Variables #----------------------------------------------------------------------- |