[src/trunk]: src/usr.bin/make Clarify $(.PREFIX) / $*. Bump date.

[dholland <dholland%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/e56eb9892bb8
branches:  trunk
changeset: 755896:e56eb9892bb8
user:      dholland <dholland%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sun Jun 27 00:06:32 2010 +0000

description:
Clarify $(.PREFIX) / $*. Bump date.

diffstat:

 usr.bin/make/make.1 |  8 +++++---
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diffs (31 lines):

diff -r 3060168699d6 -r e56eb9892bb8 usr.bin/make/make.1
--- a/usr.bin/make/make.1       Sat Jun 26 23:05:13 2010 +0000
+++ b/usr.bin/make/make.1       Sun Jun 27 00:06:32 2010 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: make.1,v 1.176 2010/06/10 18:35:22 wiz Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: make.1,v 1.177 2010/06/27 00:06:32 dholland Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993
 .\"    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 .\"
 .\"    from: @(#)make.1        8.4 (Berkeley) 3/19/94
 .\"
-.Dd June 9, 2010
+.Dd June 27, 2010
 .Dt MAKE 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -613,9 +613,11 @@
 known as
 .Ql Va \&? .
 .It Va .PREFIX
-The file prefix of the file, containing only the file portion, no suffix
+The file prefix of the target, containing only the file portion, no suffix
 or preceding directory components; also known as
 .Ql Va * .
+This is the string that was left over when matching a particular
+suffix rule and is not defined in explicit rules.
 .It Va .TARGET
 The name of the target; also known as
 .Ql Va @ .