Re: MAKEFLAGS=-r

[Bruno Haible]

Dmitry Goncharov wrote:
> > If a Makefile uses MAKEFLAGS=-r and
> > the Makefile in a subdirectory needs built-in rules, will the MAKEFLAGS=-r
> > setting propagate to the subdirectory?
> 
> It will.

Ouch. This is usually undesired, since a developer works on one Makefile
at a time.

Together with the other arguments by Paul [1], this means the .SUFFIXES
approach is much much preferable.

Bruno

[1] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-make/2023-07/msg00063.html