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@subsection Why is make behaving badly?
+First of all, if you are using @samp{make -j[N]}, then stop. It doesn't
+work well.
+
+Otherwise, read on...
+
Make has two operating modes, UNIX and WIN32. You need to make sure
that you are operating in the right mode.