Module Name: src
Committed By: sjg
Date: Fri Dec 23 05:01:59 UTC 2011
Modified Files:
src/usr.bin/make: make.1
Log Message:
Mention limits of :P
To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.198 -r1.199 src/usr.bin/make/make.1
Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
copyright notices on the relevant files.
Modified files:
Index: src/usr.bin/make/make.1
diff -u src/usr.bin/make/make.1:1.198 src/usr.bin/make/make.1:1.199
--- src/usr.bin/make/make.1:1.198 Sat Dec 17 04:43:45 2011
+++ src/usr.bin/make/make.1 Fri Dec 23 05:01:59 2011
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: make.1,v 1.198 2011/12/17 04:43:45 sjg Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: make.1,v 1.199 2011/12/23 05:01:59 sjg Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
.\"
.\" from: @(#)make.1 8.4 (Berkeley) 3/19/94
.\"
-.Dd December 16, 2011
+.Dd December 22, 2011
.Dt MAKE 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -1280,6 +1280,8 @@ The path of the node which has the same
is the value.
If no such node exists or its path is null, then the
name of the variable is used.
+In order for this modifier to work, the name (node) must at least have
+appeared on the rhs of a dependency.
.Sm off
.It Cm \&:\&! Ar cmd Cm \&!
.Sm on
