From 281c5657812a7d2ec9dfa57cc59a2d9d40db1f06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Orlitzky Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 14:20:56 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Expand upon an existing comment in the GNUmakefile. --- GNUmakefile | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile index 331c65c..cf7ab22 100644 --- a/GNUmakefile +++ b/GNUmakefile @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ $(PN).aux: $(SRCS) # The pipe below indicates an "order-only dependency" on the aux file. # Without it, every compilation of $(PN).tex would produce a new -# $(PN).aux, and thus $(PN).bbl would be rebuild. This in turn causes +# $(PN).aux, and thus $(PN).bbl would be rebuilt. This in turn causes # $(PN).pdf to appear out-of-date, which leads to a recompilation of # $(PN).tex... and so on. The order-only dependency means we won't # rebuild $(PN).bbl if $(PN).aux changes. @@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ $(PN).aux: $(SRCS) # # If the $BIBS variable is undefined, we presume that there are no # references and create an empty bbl file. Otherwise, we risk trying -# to run biblatex on an aux file containing no citations. +# to run biblatex on an aux file containing no citations. If you do +# define $BIBS but don't cite anything, you'll run into a similar +# problem. Don't do that. # $(PN).bbl: $(SRCS) | $(PN).aux ifdef BIBS -- 2.43.2