@set EDITION 0.43
@set VERSION 3.68 Beta
-@set UPDATED 25 June 1993
-@set UPDATE-MONTH June 1993
+@set UPDATED 9 July 1993
+@set UPDATE-MONTH July 1993
@c finalout
@example
.c.a: ;
@end example
+
+@item
+Some versions of @code{make} invoke the shell with the @samp{-e} flag,
+except under @samp{-k} (@pxref{Testing, ,Testing the Compilation of a
+Program}). The @samp{-e} flag tells the shell to exit as soon as any
+program it runs returns a nonzero status. We feel it is cleaner to
+write each shell command line to stand on its own and not require this
+special treatment.
@end itemize
@comment The makefile standards are in a separate file that is also