[Bug-gnu-utils] Re: std make algorithm fails to identify obviously missing sources

[Ron Burk]

>   all: recurse
>
>   recurse: lib
>
> A very plausible makefile with a set of target dependencies that cause
> commands to be executed in a certain order, but which don't actually
> create any files.

On second thought, I think I failed to grasp your example.
With GNU make, this makefile complains that it doesn't
know how to make 'lib' or, if 'lib' exists, it says "Nothing
to be done for all". I'm not following why you say it's
plausible and causes commands to be executed in a certain
order. What commands? What's the author's intent?