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Maybe I’m outdated but why not use simple make files?
by praveen9920 4y ago
Maybe I’m outdated but why not use simple make files?
- ricardobeat 4y agoPHONY: comment comment: TEXT=“yes, I also wonder why people don’t use simple makefiles” $(MAKE) publish publish: echo “$(TEXT)” Some “simple” things like passing arguments to a task become incredibly complex. I’ve been playing around with https://github.com/casey/just https://github.com/casey/just and so far it’s been very pleasant.
- spicybright 4y agoMostly preference from what I can see. Some people don't like parts of how make works. Personally I have no problems with makefiles but I see the appeal.
- davidpfarrell 4y agoIf you like to use make as a task runner, may I recommend you take a look at my entry into the ecosystem: * https://github.com/TekWizely/run https://github.com/TekWizely/run Feels like make (by design) but purpose-built for managing small tasks.
- joerdav 4y agoThe reason I prefer xc to makefiles is it is more discoverable I think, when you have a project with a Makefile you often have some documentation in the README that outlines what each Makefile command does. I thought why not cut out the middle man!
- zvr 4y agoYou can definitely add the documentation to your Makefile and have a target ("help" is commonly used) that displays it! Examples of such an approach abound.