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Makefiles
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     A makefile contains the following elements:
 
          Description Blocks
          Dependencies
          Targets
          Dependents
          Commands
          Macros
          Inference Rules
          Dot Directives
          Preprocessing Directives
 
     The following features are used when writing a makefile:
 
          Special Characters as Literals
          Wildcards
          Comments
          Long Filenames
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