8 | | build just the compiler, for example. In the recursive '''make''' system we |
9 | | would do `cd ghc` and then `make`. In the non-recursive system we can |
10 | | still achieve this by specifying the target with something like `make |
11 | | ghc/stage1/build/ghc`, but that's not so convenient. |
| 8 | build just the compiler, for example. In the ancient, recursive '''make''' |
| 9 | system we would have done `cd ghc` and then `make`. In the non-recursive |
| 10 | system we can still achieve this by specifying the target with something |
| 11 | like `make ghc/stage1/build/ghc`, but that's not so convenient. |