...invoked:
Assuming there are no shared libraries.

...brackets
Not necessary for single character macros.

...line
Except if a file named clean exists! This can be worked around by using a double colon instead of a single one.

...phases
Unless -k was given as option to make, the rule started with a minus sign, or the special target .IGNORE: is given in the Makefile.

...them
Only lines with $(MAKE) in it are executed to allow recursion into other subdirectories.

Megens SA
Thu Jun 20 11:26:28 MET DST 1996