def METHOD_NAME(self):
    '''
    Test that an empty list of Makefile rules yields no dependencies.
    '''
    filename = self.mkstemp()
    # Create the file with no content.
    with open(filename, 'wt') as f:
        pass
    # Confirm that we get no dependencies out of it.
    with open(filename) as f:
        deps = list(parse_makefile_rule(f))
    self.assertLen(deps, 0)