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-rw-r--r--read.c2
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5bc7c58..05f4e8d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ A complete list of bugs fixed in this version is available here:
http://sv.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?group=make&report_id=111&fix_release_id=105&set=custom
+* Change the fatal error for mixed explicit and implicit rules, that was
+ introduced in GNU make 3.82, to a non-fatal error. However, this syntax is
+ still deprecated and may return to being illegal in a future version of GNU
+ make. Makefiles that rely on this syntax should be fixed.
+ See https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?33034
+
Version 4.0 (09 Oct 2013)
@@ -151,15 +157,6 @@ http://sv.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?group=make&report_id=111&fix_release_id=104&set
it explicitly.
* WARNING: Backward-incompatibility!
- In previous versions of make it was acceptable to list one or more explicit
- targets followed by one or more pattern targets in the same rule and it
- worked "as expected". However, this was not documented as acceptable and if
- you listed any explicit targets AFTER the pattern targets, the entire rule
- would be mis-parsed. This release removes this ability completely: make
- will generate an error message if you mix explicit and pattern targets in
- the same rule.
-
-* WARNING: Backward-incompatibility!
As a result of parser enhancements, three backward-compatibility issues
exist: first, a prerequisite containing an "=" cannot be escaped with a
backslash any longer. You must create a variable containing an "=" and
@@ -246,8 +243,8 @@ Version 3.81 (01 Apr 2006)
any prerequisite that does not exist, even though that prerequisite
might have caused the target to rebuild. Starting with the _next_
release of GNU make, '$?' will contain all prerequisites that caused
- the target to be considered out of date. See this Savannah bug:
- http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=16051
+ the target to be considered out of date.
+ See http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?16051
* WARNING: Backward-incompatibility!
GNU make now implements a generic "second expansion" feature on the
diff --git a/read.c b/read.c
index b3897b2..2966ebe 100644
--- a/read.c
+++ b/read.c
@@ -2219,7 +2219,7 @@ record_files (struct nameseq *filenames, const char *pattern,
/* Reduce escaped percents. If there are any unescaped it's an error */
name = filenames->name;
if (find_percent_cached (&name))
- fatal (flocp, _("mixed implicit and normal rules"));
+ error (flocp, _("*** mixed implicit and normal rules: deprecated syntax"));
}
}