- You can specify a path where NMAKE should look for target and
dependent files used in inference rules.
- Inference rules are predefined for compiling and linking C programs,
and for assembling programs.
- NMAKE looks for inference rules in the TOOLS.INI file if it cannot find a rule in a description file.
- Only those extensions defined in a .SUFFIXES list can
have inference rules. The extensions .c, .obj, .asm, and .exe are automatically included in .SUFFIXES.
- You must add PL/I file extensions manually using the .SUFFIXES
pseudotarget. See .SUFFIXES Pseudotarget.