How to Read This Documentation
If you are new to make, or are looking for a general introduction, read the first few paragraphs of each of the following discussions.
In each discussion, the first few par 75d agraphs contain introductory or general information while the subsequent paragraphs contain specialized or technical information. The exception is An Introduction to Makefiles, all of which is overview. If you are familiar with other make programs, see Features of GNU make (which lists the enhancements GNU make has) and Incompatibilities and Missing Features (which explains the few things GNU make lacks that other programs provide).
For a quick summary, see:
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