Targets in Multiple Description Blocks
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To update a target in more than one description block using different commands, specify two consecutive colons (::) between targets and dependents.
target.lib :: one.asm two.asm three.asm
ml one.asm two.asm three.asm
lib target one.obj two.obj three.obj
target.lib :: four.c five.c
cl /c four.c five.c
lib target four.obj five.obj