> the author's hate for implicit make-rules My reading was that the author just didn't know about implicit make rules. Shaw's book apparently suggests using "m

> the author's hate for implicit make-rules My reading was that the author just didn't know about implicit make rules. Shaw's book apparently suggests using "make" to compile and link a simple C program. The author goes on at some length about not being able to find the Makefile, apparently unaware that no Makefile is necessary. The "make" command is rarely used without a Makefile, so this is a fairly easy mistake to make.