From f5b38f1bfc975e89ce40a4fb0a9dfbb3c104356f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Jones <drj@ravenbrook.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 14:19:58 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Forcing version.c to be compiled,
 change.epcore.anchovy.160021.2

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 Change: 19894
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---
 mps/src/commpost.nmk | 17 +++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mps/src/commpost.nmk b/mps/src/commpost.nmk
index 2b44cf87c5d..7a0dc6ab5d8 100644
--- a/mps/src/commpost.nmk
+++ b/mps/src/commpost.nmk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # ==== SECOND COMMON FRAGMENT FOR PLATFORMS USING MV AND NMAKE
 #
-# $HopeName: MMsrc!commpost.nmk(trunk.22) $
+# $HopeName: MMsrc!commpost.nmk(trunk.23) $
 # Copyright(C) 1997 Harlequin Group, all rights reserved
 #
 # DESCRIPTION
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ mpmss.exe amcss.exe amsss.exe awlut.exe dwstress.exe mpsicv.exe \
 mpsicv.cov:
 	$(MAKE) /nologo /f $(PFM).nmk TARGET=$@ VARIETY=cv variety
 
-# "clean" removes the directory containing the build results for the platform
+# "clean" removes the directory containing the build results.
+# Depends on there being no file called "clean".
 
 clean:
 	$(ECHO) $(PFM): $@
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ clean:
 # target target
 # %%VARIETY: Add a recusive make call for the new variety
 # Only the varieties needed for development and internal customers are made.
+# Depends on there being no file called "target".
 
 !IFDEF TARGET
 !IFNDEF VARIETY
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ target:
 !ENDIF
 
 # variety
+# Depends on there being no file called "variety".
 
 !IFDEF VARIETY
 !IFDEF TARGET
@@ -63,6 +66,11 @@ variety: $(PFM)\$(VARIETY)\$(TARGET)
 !ENDIF
 !ENDIF
 
+# FORCE
+# Used to force a target to be built.
+# Depends on there being no file called "FORCE".
+FORCE:
+
 
 # GENUINE TARGETS
 #
@@ -75,6 +83,11 @@ variety: $(PFM)\$(VARIETY)\$(TARGET)
 
 !IFDEF VARIETY
 
+# .special.version: version.o has a special rule so that it is always
+# built. This rule has no commands, meaning that the commands from
+# other rules (the implicit .c -> .obj rule in particular) will be used
+$(PFM)\$(VARIETY)\version.obj: FORCE
+
 $(PFM)\$(VARIETY)\finalcv.exe: $(PFM)\$(VARIETY)\finalcv.obj \
 	$(MPMOBJ) $(PLINTHOBJ) $(AMCOBJ) $(DWOBJ) $(DWTESTOBJ) \
 	$(MRGOBJ) $(TESTLIBOBJ)