# but it does not work as expected when .SECONDARY is present. This seems a bug
# of GNU Make.)
# PHONY targets skipped in both cases.
-any-prereq = $(filter-out $(PHONY),$?)
+newer-prereqs = $(filter-out $(PHONY),$?)
# Execute command if command has changed or prerequisite(s) are updated.
-if_changed = $(if $(any-prereq)$(cmd-check), \
+if_changed = $(if $(newer-prereqs)$(cmd-check), \
$(cmd); \
printf '%s\n' 'cmd_$@ := $(make-cmd)' > $(dot-target).cmd, @:)
# Execute the command and also postprocess generated .d dependencies file.
-if_changed_dep = $(if $(any-prereq)$(cmd-check),$(cmd_and_fixdep),@:)
+if_changed_dep = $(if $(newer-prereqs)$(cmd-check),$(cmd_and_fixdep),@:)
cmd_and_fixdep = \
$(cmd); \
# Usage: $(call if_changed_rule,foo)
# Will check if $(cmd_foo) or any of the prerequisites changed,
# and if so will execute $(rule_foo).
-if_changed_rule = $(if $(any-prereq)$(cmd-check),$(rule_$(1)),@:)
+if_changed_rule = $(if $(newer-prereqs)$(cmd-check),$(rule_$(1)),@:)
###
# why - tell why a target got built
why = \
$(if $(filter $@, $(PHONY)),- due to target is PHONY, \
$(if $(wildcard $@), \
- $(if $(any-prereq),- due to: $(any-prereq), \
+ $(if $(newer-prereqs),- due to: $(newer-prereqs), \
$(if $(cmd-check), \
$(if $(cmd_$@),- due to command line change, \
$(if $(filter $@, $(targets)), \