John Poltorak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [snip] > On further investigation, it seems to be coming from here:- > > > $(srcdir)/version.texi: stamp-vti > @: > > My Make struggles to understand '@:'. That's bad. It's an oft-used idiom. > What is it supposed to mean? "Quietly do nothing" :-) The '@' tells make not to print out the command that it is executing. The ':' is the shell synonym for 'true' -- i.e. a safe no-op in a make rule. - Hari -- Raja R Harinath ------------------------------ [EMAIL PROTECTED] "When all else fails, read the instructions." -- Cahn's Axiom "Our policy is, when in doubt, do the right thing." -- Roy L Ash
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