Strongly concur. I'll concede some cons: * GNU make is sometimes unavailable * syntax is an acquired taste * not everything fits in a rule body Imho, these

Strongly concur. I'll concede some cons: * GNU make is sometimes unavailable * syntax is an acquired taste * not everything fits in a rule body Imho, these are far outweighed by the flexibility, portability, and "least surprise" convention embodied in a Makefile.