make -n vs make

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From: utzoohenry
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1982 19:36

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In a standard V7, if one makes awk, changes run.c, and then goes to
rebuild awk, a curious thing happens.  "make -n" predicts that the
whole thing will be redone from scratch.  "make" alone, though, does
the superficially-correct thing, recompiling run.c and reloading awk.
Does anybody know why?  I lack the time to investigate.

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From: utzoo!henry
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Title: make -n vs make 
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Posted: Mon Sep 20 19:36:23 1982
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