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diff --git a/build-aux/Makefile.README.old.txt b/build-aux/Makefile.README.old.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b4ea562be4 --- /dev/null +++ b/build-aux/Makefile.README.old.txt @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +Obsolete +======== + +The following was written for previous versions of Autothing. I'm +leaving it here for now because I'll likely canibalize it for other +bits of documentation, either for Autothing itself, the `files` +module, or the `dist` module. + +High-level overview +------------------- + +It also makes it easy to follow the GNU standards for your makefiles: +it takes care of this entire table of .PHONY targets for you: + +| this | and this | are aliases for this | +|------+------------------+--------------------------------------------------------| +| all | build | $(outdir)/build | +| | install | $(outdir)/install | +| | uninstall | $(outdir)/uninstall | +| | mostlyclean | $(outdir)/mostlyclean | +| | clean | $(outdir)/clean | +| | distclean | $(outdir)/distclean | +| | maintainer-clean | $(outdir)/maintainer-clean | +| | check | $(outdir)/check (not implemented for you) | +| | dist | $(topoutdir)/$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION).tar.gz (not .PHONY) | + +(You are still responsible for implementing the `$(outdir)/check` +target in each of your Makefiles.) + +---- +Copyright (C) 2016 Luke Shumaker + +This documentation file is placed into the public domain. If that is +not possible in your legal system, I grant you permission to use it in +absolutely every way that I can legally grant to you. |