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Makefile demo teaches Make in three steps, each a small C project with its own Makefile.

StepWhat it shows
simple/The minimum needed to compile and run a tiny program
normal/A separate build folder, pattern rules, header dependencies and a help target
advanced/Several modules, a static library, generated headers, dependency files, order-only prerequisites, target-specific variables, .ONESHELL, .SECONDEXPANSION, packaging and a test target

A top-level Makefile builds all three, or one with make -C advanced, and shows parallel builds with make -j4. The same practices appear in the Makefile of his mops command-line tool.

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Makefile demo and the 7 things it is linked to. Open any dot for its page, or explore it in the full graph.

mops-cli · work · Relatedmops-cliMake · skill · Built withMakeC · skill · Built withCDevOps and infrastructure · theme · ThemesDevOps and infras…Teaching and community · theme · ThemesTeaching and comm…Systems from scratch · theme · ThemesSystems from scra…Open source on GitHub · person, role or place · ContextOpen source Makefiledemo
7 linked in the graph: 1 work2 skills3 themes1 person, role or place
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