GNU bug report logs - #12411
24.2.50; No `make help' target?

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Bastien <bzg <at> altern.org>

Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:07:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: confirmed, patch

Found in version 24.2.50

Fixed in version 27.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Bastien <bzg <at> altern.org>
Cc: 12411 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#12411: 24.2.50; No `make help' target?
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:47:26 -0400

Bastien wrote:

> Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> writes:
>
>> I'm not optimistic that any more people will read this than read
>> INSTALL.BZR or the commentary in the Makefile.
>
> Fair enough.  My basic assumption is that users are used to run 
> `make help' when they are trying to understand what they do, but
> that may be wrong.

I think you should feel free to add such a target if you think it will
be useful to people. Don't let my pessimism discourage you! :)
(I've never tried to run `make help' for anything.)
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