[bug #61957] Document the side effect of mentioning a file explicitly.

[Dmitry Goncharov]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61957>

                 Summary: Document the side effect of mentioning a file
explicitly.
                 Project: make
            Submitted by: dgoncharov
            Submitted on: Sat 29 Jan 2022 01:32:57 AM UTC
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Documentation
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
       Component Version: SCM
        Operating System: None
           Fixed Release: None
           Triage Status: None

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Details:

Mentioning a file explicitly in order to prevent the file from being
intermediate has the side effect of making rules which depend on this implicit
prerequisite eligible for compatibility search.

The patch in the attachment documents this side effect and adds a hint of how
to avoid it.




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