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     If the same inference rule is defined in more than one place,
     NMAKE uses the rule with the highest precedence. The precedence
     from highest to lowest is as follows:
 
       1. An inference rule defined in the makefile. If more than one
          rule is defined, the last rule applies.
 
       2. An inference rule defined in the TOOLS.INI file. If more than
          one rule is defined, the last rule applies.
 
       3. A predefined inference rule.
 
     User-defined inference rules always override predefined inference
     rules. NMAKE uses a predefined rule only if no user-defined
     inference rule exists for a given target and dependent.
 
     If two inference rules match a target's extension and a dependent
     is not specified, NMAKE uses the inference rule whose dependent's
     extension appears first in the .SUFFIXES list.
     See: ◄.SUFFIXES Directive►
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