-# Expand $(foo-objs) $(foo-y) by calling $(call suffix-search,foo.o,-objs -y)
-suffix-search = $(strip $(foreach s, $2, $($(1:.o=$s))))
+# Expand $(foo-objs) $(foo-y) etc. by replacing their individuals
+suffix-search = $(strip $(foreach s, $3, $($(1:%$(strip $2)=%$s))))
+# List composite targets that are constructed by combining other targets
+multi-search = $(sort $(foreach m, $1, $(if $(call suffix-search, $m, $2, $3 -), $m)))
+# List primitive targets that are compiled from source files
+real-search = $(foreach m, $1, $(if $(call suffix-search, $m, $2, $3 -), $(call suffix-search, $m, $2, $3), $m))
+