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Your response of linking the GNU Make manual comes of as even more self-impressed and coy than the parent. The parent suggests removing the makefile entirely a

Your response of linking the GNU Make manual comes of as even more self-impressed and coy than the parent. The parent suggests removing the makefile entirely and running `make main`, and observing the result. That would be a learning experience (and much better than your "RTFM")! But, if you don't want to humor that, the thing to say is: The result is that it works, and correctly builds the program, without a makefile at all. The explanation is that GNU Make has a catalog of built-in rules (which you linked to); but it's quite a leap from knowing that fact, and even making use of them, to realizing that it means in some cases you don't need a makefile at all.

bringtheaction 9y ago
> The parent suggests removing the makefile entirely and running `make main`, and observing the result. That would be a learning experience! But, if you don't want to humor that, the thing to say is: The result is that it works, and correctly builds the program, without a makefile at all. Exactly my intention. Thank you, I was worried after the first response from the other person that I'd worded myself too poorly and that more people would think I was being "self-impressed and coy" when that was not the intention at all.