Follow-up Comment #2, bug #24488 (project make):
Hello, thank you for answering my report.
> PHONY is [..] also used to mark real files that could appear
> on the filesystem as "always rebuilt" for various reasons.
Oh, that explains why things like "make ./all" always work.
With your explanation, I see that the current state is consistent and I can
now see that keeping things as they are is a plausible option.
That, together with the impementation diffuculties, makes me to agree with
you. Please close as "Not A Bug."
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