"prerequisite lists which contain this target" The first thing comes to mind after reading this sentence , is that we have a target and some prerequisites. One can not think that the target we are talking about is among a list of words which make up our prerequisite list. Because when a word is written in a prerequisite list, it is not a target!! it is a prerequisite in the list!! So this target may be a multiple-rule target which has some rules with prerequisites and the pathname found is used for each prerequisite item!
On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Eli Zaretskii <[email protected]> wrote: >> Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 08:52:19 +0330 >> From: ali hagigat <[email protected]> >> >> The source of confusion in the section, "4.4.3 How Directory Searches >> are Performed", is that at the items 1 and 4, it talks about 'target' >> but these two targets are different. When reading search algorithm, at >> item 1, one imagines a rule which has a target, some prerequisites and >> some commands. >> Then in Item 4 it again talks about 'target', while this new target is >> actually the prerequisite of the target of Item 1. >> The distinction of target and prerequisite has not been indicated >> well. One asks from himself after reading the text, the target of what >> rule? The prerequisite of what rule? > > I don't understand the source of the confusion. A "prerequisite list" > is a list of words; a list that "contains this target" is a list one > of whose words is the target. What is confusing here, exactly? Can > you give an example where this confusion comes to light? > _______________________________________________ Help-make mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
