Module Name: src
Committed By: dholland
Date: Sun Jun 27 00:06:33 UTC 2010
Modified Files:
src/usr.bin/make: make.1
Log Message:
Clarify $(.PREFIX) / $*. Bump date.
To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.176 -r1.177 src/usr.bin/make/make.1
Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
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Modified files:
Index: src/usr.bin/make/make.1
diff -u src/usr.bin/make/make.1:1.176 src/usr.bin/make/make.1:1.177
--- src/usr.bin/make/make.1:1.176 Thu Jun 10 18:35:22 2010
+++ src/usr.bin/make/make.1 Sun Jun 27 00:06:32 2010
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: make.1,v 1.176 2010/06/10 18:35:22 wiz Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: make.1,v 1.177 2010/06/27 00:06:32 dholland Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
.\"
.\" from: @(#)make.1 8.4 (Berkeley) 3/19/94
.\"
-.Dd June 9, 2010
+.Dd June 27, 2010
.Dt MAKE 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -613,9 +613,11 @@
known as
.Ql Va \&? .
.It Va .PREFIX
-The file prefix of the file, containing only the file portion, no suffix
+The file prefix of the target, containing only the file portion, no suffix
or preceding directory components; also known as
.Ql Va * .
+This is the string that was left over when matching a particular
+suffix rule and is not defined in explicit rules.
.It Va .TARGET
The name of the target; also known as
.Ql Va @ .
