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> But this can literally just be done in a simple shell script as well. Only if there's no dependencies. It's unusual that GP's type of usage has no dependenci
by lelanthran 3y ago
> But this can literally just be done in a simple shell script as well.
Only if there's no dependencies. It's unusual that GP's type of usage has no dependencies.
- blipvert 3y agoI build .tf files from parameters for each host in the Makefile (and script which knows the vSphere topology) for one-shot execution (it only creates the VM, it doesn’t manage the lifecycle) and also template config that needs to be done before deployment - there are plenty of dependencies
- chuckadams 3y agoWhen my shell scripts depend on another script ... they run the other script. Make definitely has its place, especially when dependencies get complex and parallel, but it's hardly necessary for simple cases. Once Make is needed, it's trivial to drop in and have it wrap the standalone scripts.
- lelanthran 3y ago> When my shell scripts depend on another script ... they run the other script. I hear you, but you're running the other script unconditionally. If it downloads something, it will download it every time you run the first script. In this simple case, make runs the other script conditionally, so it need not run every time.