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also, since forever, you can use a semicolon and put the rule on the same line: target : deps ; rule There are certainly a lot of legitimate criticisms of
by enriquto 4y ago
also, since forever, you can use a semicolon and put the rule on the same line:
target : deps ; rule
There are certainly a lot of legitimate criticisms of make, but the tabs issue is ridiculous (as are complains about .PHONY).
- kortex 4y agoTabs are absolutely a valid criticism. I can't tell you how many times the editor I'm using put in 4 spaces instead of a proper tab. .PHONY is truly a bizarre construction. There's nothing like it in modern code systems. It's only by familiarity with make that it gains some semblance of normalcy.