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+# CHANGES
+
+## 0.1.2
+
+ * If errors are ignored, report this. This happens if an exec fails, and either -k is passed or the line starts '-'
+ * fixed erroneous conversion of recursively-expanded variables into simply-expanded variables when appending, added test
+ * Always report job submission
+ * Implemented MAKECMDGOALS special variable, added test. Closes #39
+ * evaluating arguments for $(bagof T,G). Fixes issue #37
+ * fixes for #35 and #36
+ * Fix to prevent over-eager consumption of backslashes as part of target, fixes #33
+ * Declare debug topics in advance #31
+ * Added more efficient solution to merging duplicate variables due to @triska in comment on cf75abd
+ * Added support for .IGNORE
+ * Added support for .PHONY, and tests for .PHONY and .ONESHELL
+ * braces in deplists were being misinterpreted as goals by parser, and substitution references weren't working on lists - both fixed
+ * Handle quoted arguments correctly in wrapper script. Fixes #28
+
+## 0.1.1
+
+ * Translate terms in prolog/endprolog block with expand_term/2 before asserting them. Fixes #21
+ * renamed swipl wrapper script. fixes #22
+
+## 0.1.0
+
+This release incorporates major changes from v0.0.3, contributed by @ihh, including multiple new features, including:
+
+ * triggering builds based off changes to MD5 signatures
+ * Support for cluster-based job queues.
+ * Support for GNU-Make syntax as an alternative to prolog syntax (and the default)
+ 
+Many command line options may have changed, see README for details
+
+## 0.0.3
+
+## 0.0.2
+
+
+