1 files changed, 42 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/makefile/mod.rs b/src/makefile/mod.rs
index 4d43d5b..c37e948 100644
--- a/src/makefile/mod.rs
+++ b/src/makefile/mod.rs
@@ -240,7 +240,10 @@ impl<'a> Makefile<'a> {
                         // we can't build this based on itself! fuck outta here
                         return None;
                     }
-                    if self.targets.has(&prereq_path_name) {
+                    if self.targets.has(&prereq_path_name)
+                        || self.special_target_has_prereq(".PHONY", &prereq_path_name)
+                    {
+                        // TODO consider only checking phony after transitive inference has failed
                         return Some(prereq_path_name);
                     }
                     let prereq_path = PathBuf::from(&prereq_path_name);
@@ -553,4 +556,42 @@ mod test {
         assert!(file.update_target("all").is_ok());
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "full")]
+    #[test]
+    fn missing_phony_targets_allow_inference() -> R {
+        let args = Args::empty();
+        let rule = InferenceRule {
+            source: ItemSource::CommandLineOrMakeflags,
+            products: vec!["%ll".to_owned()],
+            prerequisites: vec!["missing".to_owned()],
+            commands: vec![],
+            macros: MacroSet::new(),
+        };
+        let phony = Target {
+            name: ".PHONY".to_string(),
+            prerequisites: vec!["missing".to_owned()],
+            commands: vec![],
+            stem: None,
+            already_updated: Cell::new(false),
+            macros: MacroSet::new(),
+        };
+
+        let mut inference_rules = InferenceRuleSet::default();
+        inference_rules.put(rule);
+        let targets = DynamicTargetSet::default();
+        targets.put(phony);
+        let file = Makefile {
+            inference_rules,
+            builtin_inference_rules: vec![],
+            macros: MacroSet::new(),
+            targets,
+            first_non_special_target: None,
+            args: &args,
+            already_inferred: Default::default(),
+        };
+
+        file.update_target("all")?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }