Re: CVS commit: src/compat/gnu/lib/crtstuff4

[Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>]

mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost wrote:

>    On Tue, 02 Dec 2008, matthew green wrote:
>    > Log Message:
>    > XXX: change .PATH: to .PATH.c: so that make does not find the
>    > XXX: generated in non-compat dir tconfig.h.  as reported by
>    > XXX: several folks.
>    
>    What is .PATH.c?  It does not apepar to be documented in make(1).
> 
> .PATH applied only to .c files.
> 
> it's generic AFAIK, ie, .PATH.h is valid as well.

I think it's a combination of documented .PATH and .SUFFIXES targets.
share/mk/sys.mk has the necessary .SUFFIXES line.

You can always volunteer for updating man pages if you think it's worth.
(as I did to timecounter(9) family on fixing ALTQ ;-p)
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Izumi Tsutsui