GNU `make'

Make
Overview of make
- How to Read This Manual
- Problems and Bugs
An Introduction to Makefiles
- What a Rule Looks Like
- A Simple Makefile
- How make Processes a Makefile
- Variables Make Makefiles Simpler
- Letting make Deduce the Commands
- Another Style of Makefile
- Rules for Cleaning the Directory
Writing Makefiles
- What Makefiles Contain
- What Name to Give Your Makefile
- Including Other Makefiles
- The Variable MAKEFILES
- The Variable MAKEFILE_LIST
- Other Special Variables
- How Makefiles Are Remade
- Overriding Part of Another Makefile
- How make Reads a Makefile
Writing Rules
- Rule Example
- Rule Syntax
- Types of Prerequisites
- Using Wildcard Characters in File Names
- Searching Directories for Prerequisites
- Phony Targets
- Rules without Commands or Prerequisites
- Empty Target Files to Record Events
- Special Built-in Target Names
- Multiple Targets in a Rule
- Multiple Rules for One Target
- Static Pattern Rules
  - Syntax of Static Pattern Rules
  - Static Pattern Rules versus Implicit Rules
- Double-Colon Rules
- Generating Prerequisites Automatically
Writing the Commands in Rules
- Command Echoing
- Command Execution
- Parallel Execution
- Errors in Commands
- Interrupting or Killing make
- Recursive Use of make
- Defining Canned Command Sequences
- Using Empty Commands
How to Use Variables
- Basics of Variable References
- The Two Flavors of Variables
- Advanced Features for Reference to Variables
  - Substitution References
  - Computed Variable Names
- How Variables Get Their Values
- Setting Variables
- Appending More Text to Variables
- The override Directive
- Defining Variables Verbatim
- Variables from the Environment
- Target-specific Variable Values
- Pattern-specific Variable Values
Conditional Parts of Makefiles
- Example of a Conditional
- Syntax of Conditionals
- Conditionals that Test Flags
Functions for Transforming Text
- Function Call Syntax
- Functions for String Substitution and Analysis
- Functions for File Names
- The foreach Function
- The if Function
- The call Function
- The value Function
- The eval Function
- The origin Function
- The shell Function
- Functions That Control Make
How to Run make
- Arguments to Specify the Makefile
- Arguments to Specify the Goals
- Instead of Executing the Commands
- Avoiding Recompilation of Some Files
- Overriding Variables
- Testing the Compilation of a Program
- Summary of Options
Using Implicit Rules
- Using Implicit Rules
- Catalogue of Implicit Rules
- Variables Used by Implicit Rules
- Chains of Implicit Rules
- Defining and Redefining Pattern Rules
- Defining Last-Resort Default Rules
- Old-Fashioned Suffix Rules
- Implicit Rule Search Algorithm
Using make to Update Archive Files
- Archive Members as Targets
- Implicit Rule for Archive Member Targets
  - Updating Archive Symbol Directories
- Dangers When Using Archives
- Suffix Rules for Archive Files
Features of GNU make
Incompatibilities and Missing Features
Makefile Conventions
- General Conventions for Makefiles
- Utilities in Makefiles
- Variables for Specifying Commands
- Variables for Installation Directories
- Standard Targets for Users
- Install Command Categories
Quick Reference
Errors Generated by Make
Complex Makefile Example
GNU Free Documentation License
- ADDENDUM: How to use this License for your documents
Index of Concepts
Index of Functions, Variables, & Directives

Index of Functions, Variables, & Directives

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