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@@ -314,10 +314,10 @@ been explained here), please let us know to correct it. ``` - **Copyright**, **name** and **date**: Go over the following files and - correct the copyright, names and dates in their first few lines: - `configure`, `Makefile` and `reproduce/src/make/*.mk`. When making new - files, always remember to add a similar copyright statement at the top - of the tile. + add your name and email to the copyright notice: `configure`, + `Makefile` and `reproduce/src/make/*.mk`. When making new files, + always remember to add a similar copyright statement at the top of the + file. - **Title**, **short description** and **author** of project: In this raw skeleton, the title or short description of your project should be @@ -551,6 +551,15 @@ us. In this way, we can add it here for the benefit of others. $ info make "automatic variables ``` + - *Debug*: Since Make doesn't follow the common top-down paradigm, it + can be a little hard to get accustomed to why you get an error or + un-expected behavior. In such cases, run Make with the `-d` + option. With this option, Make prints a full list of exactly which + prerequisites are being checked for which targets. Looking + (patiently) through this output and searching for the faulty + file/step will clearly show you any mistake you might have made in + defining the targets or prerequisites. + - *Large files*: If you are dealing with very large files (thus having multiple copies of them for intermediate steps is not possible), one solution is the following strategy. Set a small plain text file as |