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* doc/make.texi (Phony Targets): [SV 58961] Clarify pattern handling

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@ -2720,6 +2720,12 @@ clean:
Once this is done, @samp{make clean} will run the recipe regardless of
whether there is a file named @file{clean}.
Prerequisites of @code{.PHONY} are always interpreted as literal
target names, never as patterns (even if they contain @samp{%}
characters). To always rebuild a pattern rule consider using a
``force target'' (@pxref{Force Targets, ,Rules without Recipes or
Prerequisites}).
Phony targets are also useful in conjunction with recursive
invocations of @code{make} (@pxref{Recursion, ,Recursive Use of @code{make}}).
In this situation the makefile will often contain a variable which