[bug #46374] Pattern rules require at least an empty recipe to be recognized

[anonymous]

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                 Summary: Pattern rules require at least an empty recipe to be
recognized
                 Project: make
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Wed 04 Nov 2015 09:29:26 AM UTC
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Bug
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
       Component Version: 4.1
        Operating System: Any
           Fixed Release: None
           Triage Status: None

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Details:

Although the Manual specifies:
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Here is the syntax of a static pattern rule:

targets …: target-pattern: prereq-patterns …
        recipe
        …
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I did not found any specific comments on the mandatory nature of the recipe.

The uploaded file shows the issue running either "make" or "make fail". The
Makefile succeeds running make pass, where a dummy rule has been specified.



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File Attachments:


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Date: Wed 04 Nov 2015 09:29:26 AM UTC  Name: Makefile  Size: 402B   By: None
make; make pass;
<http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/download.php?file_id=35381>

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