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 3 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".
 

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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.
* MAKEFILE_LIST Variable      Discover which makefiles have been read.
* Special Variables           Other special variables.
* Remaking Makefiles          How makefiles get remade.
* Overriding Makefiles        How to override part of one makefile
                                   with another makefile.
* Reading Makefiles           How makefiles are parsed.
* Secondary Expansion         How and when secondary expansion is performed.
 

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