GNU make - Reading Go to the first , previous , next , last section, table of contents .
If you are new to make , or are looking for a general introduction, read the first few sections of each chapter, skipping the later sections. In each chapter, the first few sections contain introductory or general information and the later sections contain specialized or technical information. The exception is section An Introduction to Makefiles , all of which is introductory. If you are familiar with other make programs, see section Features of GNU make , which lists the enhancements GNU make has, and section Incompatibilities and Missing Features , which explains the few things GNU make lacks that others have. For a quick summary, see section Summary of Options , section Quick Reference , and section Special Built-in Target Names .