target annotation tag

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Synopsis

A job target is a file explicitely declared in the Makefile.

Attributes

file

Filename of the target.

type

Indicates the target type.

  • file: The target is a regular file. The type attribute is ommitted in this case.

  • phony: The target is phony. Make will always consider the target out-of-date.

  • precious: The target is precious. Make will not remove it when a job fails.

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