From f5891a26d8d3ed87b059856650b2bdb0c7ea355e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Boris Kolpackov <boris@kolpackov.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:31:55 +0000
Subject: Implement the shortest stem first search order for pattern-specific
 variables and pattern rules.

---
 NEWS | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

(limited to 'NEWS')

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8004ab9..fd0a254 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ Version 3.81.90
   prerequisites.  This is most useful for target- and pattern-specific
   variables.
 
+* WARNING: Backward-incompatibility!
+  The pattern-specific variables and pattern rules are now applied in the 
+  shortest stem first order instead of the definition order (variables
+  and rules with the same stem length are still applied in the definition
+  order). This produces the usually-desired behavior where more specific
+  patterns are preferred. To detect this feature search for 'shortest-stem'
+  in the .FEATURES special variable.  
+
 
 Version 3.81
 
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