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Move ${VPATH} explanation under the .PATH rule section.
Clarify my vague explanation of how ${VPATH} works and why it shouldn't be used.
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@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\"
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.\" from: @(#)make.1 8.4 (Berkeley) 3/19/94
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.\" $Id: make.1,v 1.18 1999/07/31 20:53:01 hoek Exp $
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.\" $Id: make.1,v 1.19 1999/08/11 17:52:55 chris Exp $
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.\"
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.Dd March 19, 1994
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.Dt MAKE 1
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@ -459,21 +459,6 @@ is set to the value of
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for all programs which
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.Nm make
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executes.
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.It Ev VPATH
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Directories in addition to
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.Ql Ev PATH
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through which
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.Nm make
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will search in order to find programs specified in the Makefile.
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.Pp
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.Ev VPATH
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exists
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solely
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for backward compatibility.
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It is
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.Em strongly recommended
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that you do not use this variable in your Makefiles.
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.Ef
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.El
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.Pp
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Variable expansion may be modified to select or modify each word of the
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@ -938,6 +923,18 @@ The sources are directories which are to be searched for files not
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found in the current directory.
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If no sources are specified, any previously specified directories are
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deleted.
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.Pp
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Additionally, the variable
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.Ql Ev VPATH
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can be used to specify additional directories for the search path, separated
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by a
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.Dq \:
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character.
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.Pp
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However, it is
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.Em strongly recommended
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that you do not use this in any new Makefiles, as it exists only for backward
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compatibility.
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.It Ic .PHONY
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Apply the
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.Ic .PHONY
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