Re: Defining first target

The second doesn't define a target, so it won't set the default target.

(Did you notice that your original email had the same thing twice?)

Philip


On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 9:36=E2=80=AFAM Heime <[email protected]> =
wrote:
>
> On Friday, May 22nd, 2026 at 11:27 AM, Philip Guenther <[email protected]=
m> wrote:
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> > On Thu, May 21, 2026 at 3:13=E2=80=AFPM Heime <[email protected]=
om> wrote:
> > > Because by default `make' will build the first target. I have the
> > > first target as something to be built, even .PHONY.
> >
> > Sure.  See also the .DEFAULT_TARGET special variable in the make docume=
ntation.
> >
> > That said, I don't see any connection from the above to what follows he=
re:
> >
> > > Rather than this,
> > >
> > > .PHONY: TARGET
> > > TARGET: info html pdf dvi ps
> > >
> > > I use the following (and with directories at the start)
> > > Would this be the correct way to do it?
> > >
> > > infdir =3D ${HOME}/Opfeld/hist/build/${btnver}/docs/info
> > >
> > > .PHONY: TARGET
> > > TARGET: info html pdf dvi ps
> > >
> > > info: ${infdir}/antares.info
> > >
> > > .SECONDEXPANSION:  # Enable second expansion of $(@D)
> > >
> > > $(infdir)/antares.info: $(srcs) | $$(@D)
> > >     makeinfo $(opts) -o $@ $<
> >
> > What's the question? -- Philip Guenther
>
> Would there be a difference between these two versions?
> Which one is preferable?
>
> .PHONY: TARGET
> TARGET: info html pdf dvi ps
>
> versus
>
> .PHONY: info html pdf dvi ps
>