make is a GNU command so the only way you can get it on Windows is installing a Windows version like the one provided by GNUWin32. Anyway, there are several options for getting that: The most simple choice is using Chocolatey. First you need to install this package manager. Once installed you simlpy need to … Read more
You can print out variables as the makefile is read (assuming GNU make as you have tagged this question appropriately) using this method (with a variable named “var”): $(info $$var is [${var}]) You can add this construct to any recipe to see what make will pass to the shell: .PHONY: all all: ; $(info $$var … Read more
When you run make, add VERBOSE=1 to see the full command output. For example: cmake . make VERBOSE=1 Or you can add -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=ON to the cmake command for permanent verbose command output from the generated Makefiles. cmake -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=ON . make To reduce some possibly less-interesting output you might like to use the following options. The … Read more
It is actually executing the command, changing the directory to some_directory, however, this is performed in a sub-process shell, and affects neither make nor the shell you’re working from. If you’re looking to perform more tasks within some_directory, you need to add a semi-colon and append the other commands as well. Note that you cannot … Read more
Lazy Set VARIABLE = value Normal setting of a variable, but any other variables mentioned with the value field are recursively expanded with their value at the point at which the variable is used, not the one it had when it was declared Immediate Set VARIABLE := value Setting of a variable with simple expansion … Read more