+# (callable) Test to see if the prerequisites provided by the second argument matches the value in the file corresponding to the first argument in `$(BUILDDIR)/lastprereqs´.
+# If not, save the new value and then add FORCE.
+# Return them regardless.
+#
+# Calling this variable is useful when a given target should be updated whenever its list of prerequisites changes in addition to whenever there is a change to one of its prerequisites.
+#
+# ☡ This variable creates at least one subshell every time it is computed.
+override diffprereqs = $(if $(subst $(shell $(CAT) $(call quote,$(BUILDDIR)/lastprereqs/$1) 2> /dev/null || true),,$2),$2 FORCE$(and $(shell $(call ensuredirectory,$(BUILDDIR)/lastprereqs) && $(PRINTF) '%s\n' $(call quote,$2) > $(BUILDDIR)/lastprereqs/$1),),$2)
+
+# (callable) Escape special characters for use in sed regular expressions.