Formerly make.texinfo.~14~

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Roland McGrath 1992-02-26 04:34:35 +00:00
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Intermediate files are remade using their rules just like all other Intermediate files are remade using their rules just like all other
files. The difference is that the intermediate file is deleted when files. The difference is that the intermediate file is deleted when
@code{make} is finished. Therefore, the intermediate file which did @code{make} is finished. Therefore, the intermediate file which did not
not exist before @code{make} also does not exist after @code{make}. exist before @code{make} also does not exist after @code{make}. The
The deletion is reported to you by printing a @samp{rm -f} command deletion is reported to you by printing a @samp{rm -f} command that
that shows what @code{make} is doing. (You can optionally define an shows what @code{make} is doing. (You can list the target pattern of an
implicit rule so as to preserve certain intermediate files. You can also implicit rule (such as @samp{%.o}) as a dependency file of the special
list the target pattern of an implicit rule (such as @samp{%.o}) as a target @code{.PRECIOUS} to preserve intermediate files made by implicit
dependency file of the special target @code{.PRECIOUS} to preserve intermediate rules whose target patterns match that file's name.)@refill
files whose target patterns match that file's name.)@refill
@cindex intermediate files, preserving @cindex intermediate files, preserving
@cindex preserving intermediate files @cindex preserving intermediate files
@cindex preserving with .PRECIOUS @cindex preserving with .PRECIOUS