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20 changes: 20 additions & 0 deletions Makefile.in
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#
# run `make nitty-gritty`
#
# # Make command examples
#
# ## Docs linked commands
#
# * make check-stage1-rustdocck: Builds rustdoc. It has the advantage to compile
# quite quickly since we're only using stage1
# executables.
# * make doc/error-index.md: Gets all doc blocks from doc comments and error
# explanations to put them in a markdown file. You
# can then test them by running
# "rustdoc --test error-index.md".
#
# And of course, the wonderfully useful 'make tidy'! Always run it before opening a pull request to rust!
#
# </tips>
#
# <nitty-gritty>
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CFG_INFO := $(info cfg: including ctags rules)
include $(CFG_SRC_DIR)mk/ctags.mk
endif

.DEFAULT:
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Does this break a bare make?

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It starts as expected.

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What does this end up doing? Is this just to translate make foo into a help message here?

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No, more than this. If you enter an invalid rules, this rule will be called.

@echo "\n======================================================"
@echo "== If you need help, run 'make help' or 'make tips' =="
@echo "======================================================\n"
exit 1