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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".

* Menu:

* 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 read in.
* Parsing Makefiles::           How makefiles are parsed.
* Secondary Expansion::         How and when secondary expansion is performed.