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authorRoland McGrath <roland@redhat.com>1993-12-15 00:33:30 +0000
committerRoland McGrath <roland@redhat.com>1993-12-15 00:33:30 +0000
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@@ -5590,8 +5590,9 @@ a phony target (@pxref{Phony Targets}) or empty target (@pxref{Empty
Targets, ,Empty Target Files to Record Events}). Many makefiles contain
a phony target named @file{clean} which deletes everything except source
files. Naturally, this is done only if you request it explicitly with
-@w{@samp{make clean}}. Here is a list of typical phony and empty target
-names:@refill
+@w{@samp{make clean}}. Following is a list of typical phony and empty
+target names. @xref{Standard Targets}, for a detailed list of all the
+standard target names which GNU software packages use.
@table @file
@item all
@@ -5615,11 +5616,10 @@ is rarely necessary and takes a lot of time.
@cindex @code{realclean} @r{(standard target)}
@itemx clobber
@cindex @code{clobber} @r{(standard target)}
-Any of these three might be defined to delete everything that would
-not be part of a standard distribution. For example, this would
-delete configuration files or links that you would normally create as
-preparation for compilation, even if the makefile itself cannot create
-these files.
+Any of these targets might be defined to delete @emph{more} files than
+@samp{clean} does. For example, this would delete configuration files
+or links that you would normally create as preparation for compilation,
+even if the makefile itself cannot create these files.
@item install
@cindex @code{install} @r{(standard target)}