Follow-up Comment #1, bug #64886 (project make): The described behavior is expected and has nothing to do with order-only. The manual contains the following
The implicit rule search (see Using Implicit Rules) is skipped for .PHONY
targets.
You need an explicit rule for file.elc.
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