Cumulative Dependencies

Dependencies are cumulative in a description block if a target is repeated.

This...	...is evaluated as this
bounce.exe : jump.obj bounce.exe : up.obj echo Building bounce.exe...	bounce.exe : jump.obj up.obj echo Building bounce.exe...

Multiple targets in multiple dependency lines in a single description block are evaluated as if each were specified in a separate description block, but targets that are not in the last dependency line do not use the commands block.

This...	...is evaluated as this
bounce.exe leap.exe : jump.obj bounce.exe climb.exe : up.obj echo Building...	bounce.exe : jump.obj up.obj echo Building bounce.exe... climb.exe : up.obj echo Building climb.exe... leap.exe : jump.obj # invokes an inference rule

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