[bug #48970] unclear which prerequisites included in $? for intermediate targets

[Paul D. Smith]

Follow-up Comment #1, bug #48970 (project make):

The reason INTERMEDIATE files are not mentioned in the definition of $? is
that they're not relevant when computing the value.  The fact that the target
may or may not be intermediate is not considered when generating automatic
variables.

I understand that you're asking for the documentation to be clarified.  I'll
look at it although honestly it seems very complex to explain why INTERMEDIATE
might be relevant.

What if I just made an affirmative statement, like:

The names of all the prerequisites that are newer than the target, with spaces
between them. *If the target does not exist, all prerequisites will be
included.*

?

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