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3. Writing Makefiles

The information that tells make how to recompile a system comes from reading a data base called the makefile.

3.1 What Makefiles Contain    What makefiles contain.

3.2 What Name to Give Your Makefile    How to name your makefile.

3.3 Including Other Makefiles    How one makefile can use another makefile.

3.4 The Variable MAKEFILES    The environment can specify extra makefiles.

3.5 The Variable MAKEFILE_LIST    Discover which makefiles have been read.

3.6 Other Special Variables    Other special variables.

3.7 How Makefiles Are Remade    How makefiles get remade.

3.8 Overriding Part of Another Makefile    How to override part of one makefile with another makefile.

3.9 How make Reads a Makefile    How makefiles are parsed.

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3.1 What Makefiles Contain		What makefiles contain.
3.2 What Name to Give Your Makefile		How to name your makefile.
3.3 Including Other Makefiles		How one makefile can use another makefile.
3.4 The Variable `MAKEFILES`		The environment can specify extra makefiles.
3.5 The Variable `MAKEFILE_LIST`		Discover which makefiles have been read.
3.6 Other Special Variables		Other special variables.
3.7 How Makefiles Are Remade		How makefiles get remade.
3.8 Overriding Part of Another Makefile		How to override part of one makefile with another makefile.
3.9 How `make` Reads a Makefile		How makefiles are parsed.