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Index of Functions, Variables, & Directives
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* Menu:

* $%:                                    Automatic Variables. (line  37)
* $(%D):                                 Automatic Variables. (line 130)
* $(%F):                                 Automatic Variables. (line 131)
* $(*D):                                 Automatic Variables. (line 125)
* $(*F):                                 Automatic Variables. (line 126)
* $(+D):                                 Automatic Variables. (line 148)
* $(+F):                                 Automatic Variables. (line 149)
* $(<D):                                 Automatic Variables. (line 138)
* $(<F):                                 Automatic Variables. (line 139)
* $(?D):                                 Automatic Variables. (line 154)
* $(?F):                                 Automatic Variables. (line 155)
* $(@D):                                 Automatic Variables. (line 114)
* $(@F):                                 Automatic Variables. (line 120)
* $(^D):                                 Automatic Variables. (line 143)
* $(^F):                                 Automatic Variables. (line 144)
* $*:                                    Automatic Variables. (line  83)
* $*, and static pattern:                Static Usage.        (line  82)
* $+:                                    Automatic Variables. (line  73)
* $<:                                    Automatic Variables. (line  43)
* $?:                                    Automatic Variables. (line  48)
* $@:                                    Automatic Variables. (line  30)
* $^:                                    Automatic Variables. (line  63)
* $|:                                    Automatic Variables. (line  79)
* % (automatic variable):                Automatic Variables. (line  37)
* %D (automatic variable):               Automatic Variables. (line 130)
* %F (automatic variable):               Automatic Variables. (line 131)
* * (automatic variable):                Automatic Variables. (line  83)
* * (automatic variable), unsupported bizarre usage: Missing. (line  44)
* *D (automatic variable):               Automatic Variables. (line 125)
* *F (automatic variable):               Automatic Variables. (line 126)
* + (automatic variable):                Automatic Variables. (line  73)
* +D (automatic variable):               Automatic Variables. (line 148)
* +F (automatic variable):               Automatic Variables. (line 149)
* -load:                                 load Directive.      (line  65)
* .DEFAULT:                              Special Targets.     (line  22)
* .DEFAULT <1>:                          Last Resort.         (line  23)
* .DEFAULT, and empty recipes:           Empty Recipes.       (line  16)
* .DEFAULT_GOAL (define default goal):   Special Variables.   (line  34)
* .DELETE_ON_ERROR:                      Special Targets.     (line 100)
* .DELETE_ON_ERROR <1>:                  Errors.              (line  63)
* .EXPORT_ALL_VARIABLES:                 Special Targets.     (line 164)
* .EXPORT_ALL_VARIABLES <1>:             Variables/Recursion. (line  94)
* .EXTRA_PREREQS (prerequisites not added to automatic variables): Special Variables.
                                                              (line 202)
* .FEATURES (list of supported features): Special Variables.  (line 121)
* .IGNORE:                               Special Targets.     (line 107)
* .IGNORE <1>:                           Errors.              (line  30)
* .INCLUDE_DIRS (list of include directories): Special Variables.
                                                              (line 196)
* .INTERMEDIATE:                         Special Targets.     (line  47)
* .LIBPATTERNS:                          Libraries/Search.    (line   6)
* .LOADED:                               load Directive.      (line  62)
* .LOW_RESOLUTION_TIME:                  Special Targets.     (line 120)
* .NOTINTERMEDIATE:                      Special Targets.     (line  53)
* .NOTPARALLEL:                          Special Targets.     (line 171)
* .NOTPARALLEL <1>:                      Parallel Disable.    (line  16)
* .ONESHELL:                             Special Targets.     (line 184)
* .ONESHELL <1>:                         One Shell.           (line   6)
* .PHONY:                                Phony Targets.       (line  22)
* .PHONY <1>:                            Special Targets.     (line   8)
* .POSIX:                                Special Targets.     (line 191)
* .POSIX <1>:                            Options/Recursion.   (line  69)
* .PRECIOUS:                             Special Targets.     (line  31)
* .PRECIOUS <1>:                         Interrupts.          (line  22)
* .RECIPEPREFIX (change the recipe prefix character): Special Variables.
                                                              (line  99)
* .SECONDARY:                            Special Targets.     (line  63)
* .SECONDEXPANSION:                      Secondary Expansion. (line   6)
* .SECONDEXPANSION <1>:                  Special Targets.     (line  93)
* .SHELLFLAGS:                           Choosing the Shell.  (line   6)
* .SHELLFLAGS <1>:                       Choosing the Shell.  (line  87)
* .SHELLSTATUS:                          Shell Function.      (line  30)
* .SILENT:                               Special Targets.     (line 151)
* .SILENT <1>:                           Echoing.             (line  24)
* .SUFFIXES:                             Special Targets.     (line  16)
* .SUFFIXES <1>:                         Suffix Rules.        (line  61)
* .VARIABLES (list of variables):        Special Variables.   (line 112)
* .WAIT:                                 Parallel Disable.    (line  51)
* /usr/gnu/include:                      Include.             (line  53)
* /usr/include:                          Include.             (line  53)
* /usr/local/include:                    Include.             (line  53)
* < (automatic variable):                Automatic Variables. (line  43)
* <D (automatic variable):               Automatic Variables. (line 138)
* <F (automatic variable):               Automatic Variables. (line 139)
* ? (automatic variable):                Automatic Variables. (line  48)
* ?D (automatic variable):               Automatic Variables. (line 154)
* ?F (automatic variable):               Automatic Variables. (line 155)
* @ (automatic variable):                Automatic Variables. (line  30)
* @D (automatic variable):               Automatic Variables. (line 114)
* @F (automatic variable):               Automatic Variables. (line 120)
* ^ (automatic variable):                Automatic Variables. (line  63)
* ^D (automatic variable):               Automatic Variables. (line 143)
* ^F (automatic variable):               Automatic Variables. (line 144)
* | (automatic variable):                Automatic Variables. (line  79)
* abspath:                               File Name Functions. (line 120)
* addprefix:                             File Name Functions. (line  78)
* addsuffix:                             File Name Functions. (line  67)
* and:                                   Conditional Functions.
                                                              (line  45)
* AR:                                    Implicit Variables.  (line  40)
* ARFLAGS:                               Implicit Variables.  (line 113)
* AS:                                    Implicit Variables.  (line  43)
* ASFLAGS:                               Implicit Variables.  (line 116)
* basename:                              File Name Functions. (line  56)
* bindir:                                Directory Variables. (line  57)
* call:                                  Call Function.       (line   6)
* CC:                                    Implicit Variables.  (line  46)
* CFLAGS:                                Implicit Variables.  (line 120)
* CO:                                    Implicit Variables.  (line  66)
* COFLAGS:                               Implicit Variables.  (line 126)
* COMSPEC:                               Choosing the Shell.  (line  41)
* CPP:                                   Implicit Variables.  (line  52)
* CPPFLAGS:                              Implicit Variables.  (line 129)
* CTANGLE:                               Implicit Variables.  (line 103)
* CURDIR:                                Recursion.           (line  28)
* CWEAVE:                                Implicit Variables.  (line  97)
* CXX:                                   Implicit Variables.  (line  49)
* CXXFLAGS:                              Implicit Variables.  (line 123)
* define:                                Multi-Line.          (line   6)
* DESTDIR:                               DESTDIR.             (line   6)
* dir:                                   File Name Functions. (line  16)
* else:                                  Conditional Syntax.  (line   6)
* endef:                                 Multi-Line.          (line   6)
* endif:                                 Conditional Syntax.  (line   6)
* error:                                 Make Control Functions.
                                                              (line  11)
* eval:                                  Eval Function.       (line   6)
* exec_prefix:                           Directory Variables. (line  39)
* export:                                Variables/Recursion. (line  38)
* FC:                                    Implicit Variables.  (line  56)
* FFLAGS:                                Implicit Variables.  (line 133)
* file:                                  File Function.       (line   6)
* filter:                                Text Functions.      (line 116)
* filter-out:                            Text Functions.      (line 134)
* findstring:                            Text Functions.      (line 105)
* firstword:                             Text Functions.      (line 186)
* flavor:                                Flavor Function.     (line   6)
* foreach:                               Foreach Function.    (line   6)
* GET:                                   Implicit Variables.  (line  69)
* GFLAGS:                                Implicit Variables.  (line 136)
* gmk-eval:                              Guile Interface.     (line  18)
* gmk-expand:                            Guile Interface.     (line  12)
* gmk_add_function:                      Loaded Object API.   (line  53)
* gmk_alloc:                             Loaded Object API.   (line 149)
* gmk_eval:                              Loaded Object API.   (line 123)
* gmk_expand:                            Loaded Object API.   (line 117)
* gmk_free:                              Loaded Object API.   (line 155)
* gmk_func_ptr:                          Loaded Object API.   (line  95)
* GNUmakefile:                           Makefile Names.      (line   7)
* GPATH:                                 Search Algorithm.    (line  48)
* guile:                                 Guile Function.      (line   6)
* if:                                    Conditional Functions.
                                                              (line   6)
* if <1>:                                Conditional Functions.
                                                              (line  12)
* ifdef:                                 Conditional Syntax.  (line   6)
* ifeq:                                  Conditional Syntax.  (line   6)
* ifndef:                                Conditional Syntax.  (line   6)
* ifneq:                                 Conditional Syntax.  (line   6)
* include:                               Include.             (line   6)
* info:                                  Make Control Functions.
                                                              (line  43)
* intcmp:                                Conditional Functions.
                                                              (line  53)
* join:                                  File Name Functions. (line  89)
* lastword:                              Text Functions.      (line 199)
* LDFLAGS:                               Implicit Variables.  (line 139)
* LDLIBS:                                Implicit Variables.  (line 144)
* let:                                   Let Function.        (line   6)
* LEX:                                   Implicit Variables.  (line  72)
* LFLAGS:                                Implicit Variables.  (line 150)
* libexecdir:                            Directory Variables. (line  70)
* LINT:                                  Implicit Variables.  (line  80)
* LINTFLAGS:                             Implicit Variables.  (line 162)
* load:                                  load Directive.      (line   9)
* LOADLIBES:                             Implicit Variables.  (line 144)
* M2C:                                   Implicit Variables.  (line  60)
* MAKE:                                  MAKE Variable.       (line   6)
* MAKE <1>:                              Simple Assignment.   (line  38)
* MAKECMDGOALS:                          Goals.               (line  30)
* Makefile:                              Makefile Names.      (line   7)
* makefile:                              Makefile Names.      (line   7)
* MAKEFILES:                             MAKEFILES Variable.  (line   6)
* MAKEFILES <1>:                         Variables/Recursion. (line 134)
* MAKEFILE_LIST (list of parsed makefiles): Special Variables.
                                                              (line   8)
* MAKEFLAGS:                             Options/Recursion.   (line   6)
* MAKEINFO:                              Implicit Variables.  (line  83)
* MAKELEVEL:                             Variables/Recursion. (line 122)
* MAKELEVEL <1>:                         Simple Assignment.   (line  38)
* MAKEOVERRIDES:                         Options/Recursion.   (line  58)
* MAKESHELL (MS-DOS alternative to SHELL): Choosing the Shell.
                                                              (line  27)
* MAKE_HOST:                             Quick Reference.     (line 360)
* MAKE_RESTARTS (number of times make has restarted): Special Variables.
                                                              (line  73)
* MAKE_TERMERR (whether stderr is a terminal): Special Variables.
                                                              (line  80)
* MAKE_TERMOUT (whether stdout is a terminal): Special Variables.
                                                              (line  80)
* MAKE_VERSION:                          Quick Reference.     (line 355)
* MFLAGS:                                Options/Recursion.   (line  74)
* notdir:                                File Name Functions. (line  26)
* or:                                    Conditional Functions.
                                                              (line  37)
* origin:                                Origin Function.     (line   6)
* OUTPUT_OPTION:                         Catalogue of Rules.  (line 204)
* override:                              Override Directive.  (line   6)
* patsubst:                              Substitution Refs.   (line  28)
* patsubst <1>:                          Text Functions.      (line  18)
* PC:                                    Implicit Variables.  (line  63)
* PFLAGS:                                Implicit Variables.  (line 156)
* prefix:                                Directory Variables. (line  29)
* private:                               Suppressing Inheritance.
                                                              (line   6)
* realpath:                              File Name Functions. (line 113)
* RFLAGS:                                Implicit Variables.  (line 159)
* RM:                                    Implicit Variables.  (line 106)
* sbindir:                               Directory Variables. (line  63)
* SHELL:                                 Choosing the Shell.  (line   6)
* SHELL <1>:                             Choosing the Shell.  (line  88)
* shell:                                 Shell Function.      (line   6)
* SHELL (recipe execution):              Execution.           (line   6)
* sort:                                  Text Functions.      (line 148)
* strip:                                 Text Functions.      (line  81)
* subst:                                 Multiple Targets.    (line  39)
* subst <1>:                             Text Functions.      (line   9)
* suffix:                                File Name Functions. (line  42)
* SUFFIXES:                              Suffix Rules.        (line  81)
* TANGLE:                                Implicit Variables.  (line 100)
* TEX:                                   Implicit Variables.  (line  87)
* TEXI2DVI:                              Implicit Variables.  (line  90)
* undefine:                              Undefine Directive.  (line   6)
* unexport:                              Variables/Recursion. (line  43)
* value:                                 Value Function.      (line   6)
* VPATH:                                 Directory Search.    (line   6)
* VPATH <1>:                             General Search.      (line   6)
* vpath:                                 Directory Search.    (line   6)
* vpath <1>:                             Selective Search.    (line   6)
* warning:                               Make Control Functions.
                                                              (line  35)
* WEAVE:                                 Implicit Variables.  (line  94)
* wildcard:                              Wildcard Function.   (line   6)
* wildcard <1>:                          File Name Functions. (line 106)
* word:                                  Text Functions.      (line 160)
* wordlist:                              Text Functions.      (line 169)
* words:                                 Text Functions.      (line 181)
* YACC:                                  Implicit Variables.  (line  76)
* YFLAGS:                                Implicit Variables.  (line 153)