> I can share a makefile with confidence that any Linux/Mac OS/BSD user can use it without needing additional software Makefile portability can be tricky. Espe

> I can share a makefile with confidence that any Linux/Mac OS/BSD user can use it without needing additional software Makefile portability can be tricky. Especially if you try to do something fancy with the makefiles. GNU Make has features and syntax that the other Makes don’t. Likewise there are features and syntax that some Make programs have that GNU Make doesn’t.