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`reproduce/analysis/make/verify.mk`. The verification of all the files
is only done in one recipe. First the files that go into the
plots/figures are checked, then the LaTeX macros. Validation of the
- former (inputs to plots/figures) should be done manually. You can see
- two examples of the dummy steps (with `delete-me`). For the latter,
- you just have to update the checksums. The important thing to consider
- is that a simple checksum can be problematic because some file
- generators print their run-time date in the file (for example as
+ former (inputs to plots/figures) should be done manually. If its the
+ first time you are doing this, you can see two examples of the dummy
+ steps (with `delete-me`, you can use them if you like). These two
+ examples should be removed before you can run the project. For the
+ latter, you just have to update the checksums. The important thing to
+ consider is that a simple checksum can be problematic because some
+ file generators print their run-time date in the file (for example as
commented lines in a text table). When checking text files, this
Makefile already has this function:
`verify-txt-no-comments-leading-space`. As the name suggests, it will