title: What is the canonical way to simulate grouped targets in older versions of Make?
body: <p>What is the best way to simulate Make's <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Multiple-Targets.html#Rules-with-Grouped-Targets" rel="nofollow noreferrer">grouped targets</a> feature for older versions of Make that do not have the feature?</p>
  <p><strong>UPDATE</strong></p>
  <p>It looks like a <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html#Static-Usage" rel="nofollow noreferrer">static pattern rule</a> might work:</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>&quot;Pattern rules are always treated as grouped targets ... regardless of whether they use the : or &amp;: separator&quot;</p>
  </blockquote>