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Why not just use shell scripts? Why additional complexity?
by deepsun 2y ago
Why not just use shell scripts? Why additional complexity?
- darby_nine 2y agoShell scripts are additional complexity? I'm not sure what you mean. Adding structure reduces complexity.
- deepsun 2y agoNo I mean Makefiles, how author uses them, are additional complexity over shell scripts. The whole difference of Makefiles, their original idea was to not re-compile a target _file_ if it's already there. So if you need .PHONY -- you're using Makefiles wrongly.