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| <h3 class="section">2.10 Dependency Tracking: <samp><span class="option">--MD</span></samp></h3> |
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| <p><a name="index-g_t_002d_002dMD-81"></a><a name="index-dependency-tracking-82"></a><a name="index-make-rules-83"></a> |
| <samp><span class="command">as</span></samp> can generate a dependency file for the file it creates. This |
| file consists of a single rule suitable for <code>make</code> describing the |
| dependencies of the main source file. |
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