GNU make: Table of Contents

1. Overview of make
- 1.1 How to Read This Manual
- 1.2 Problems and Bugs
2. An Introduction to Makefiles
- 2.1 What a Rule Looks Like
- 2.2 A Simple Makefile
- 2.3 How make Processes a Makefile
- 2.4 Variables Make Makefiles Simpler
- 2.5 Letting make Deduce the Commands
- 2.6 Another Style of Makefile
- 2.7 Rules for Cleaning the Directory
3. Writing Makefiles
- 3.1 What Makefiles Contain
- 3.2 What Name to Give Your Makefile
- 3.3 Including Other Makefiles
- 3.4 The Variable MAKEFILES
- 3.5 The Variable MAKEFILE_LIST
- 3.6 Other Special Variables
- 3.7 How Makefiles Are Remade
- 3.8 Overriding Part of Another Makefile
- 3.9 How make Reads a Makefile
- 3.10 Secondary Expansion
4. Writing Rules
- 4.1 Rule Example
- 4.2 Rule Syntax
- 4.3 Types of Prerequisites
- 4.4 Using Wildcard Characters in File Names
- 4.5 Searching Directories for Prerequisites
- 4.6 Phony Targets
- 4.7 Rules without Commands or Prerequisites
- 4.8 Empty Target Files to Record Events
- 4.9 Special Built-in Target Names
- 4.10 Multiple Targets in a Rule
- 4.11 Multiple Rules for One Target
- 4.12 Static Pattern Rules
  - 4.12.1 Syntax of Static Pattern Rules
  - 4.12.2 Static Pattern Rules versus Implicit Rules
- 4.13 Double-Colon Rules
- 4.14 Generating Prerequisites Automatically
5. Writing the Commands in Rules
- 5.1 Command Syntax
  - 5.1.1 Splitting Command Lines
  - 5.1.2 Using Variables in Commands
- 5.2 Command Echoing
- 5.3 Command Execution
  - 5.3.1 Choosing the Shell
- 5.4 Parallel Execution
- 5.5 Errors in Commands
- 5.6 Interrupting or Killing make
- 5.7 Recursive Use of make
- 5.8 Defining Canned Command Sequences
- 5.9 Using Empty Commands
6. How to Use Variables
- 6.1 Basics of Variable References
- 6.2 The Two Flavors of Variables
- 6.3 Advanced Features for Reference to Variables
  - 6.3.1 Substitution References
  - 6.3.2 Computed Variable Names
- 6.4 How Variables Get Their Values
- 6.5 Setting Variables
- 6.6 Appending More Text to Variables
- 6.7 The override Directive
- 6.8 Defining Variables Verbatim
- 6.9 Variables from the Environment
- 6.10 Target-specific Variable Values
- 6.11 Pattern-specific Variable Values
7. Conditional Parts of Makefiles
- 7.1 Example of a Conditional
- 7.2 Syntax of Conditionals
- 7.3 Conditionals that Test Flags
8. Functions for Transforming Text
- 8.1 Function Call Syntax
- 8.2 Functions for String Substitution and Analysis
- 8.3 Functions for File Names
- 8.4 Functions for Conditionals
- 8.5 The foreach Function
- 8.6 The call Function
- 8.7 The value Function
- 8.8 The eval Function
- 8.9 The origin Function
- 8.10 The flavor Function
- 8.11 The shell Function
- 8.12 Functions That Control Make
9. How to Run make
- 9.1 Arguments to Specify the Makefile
- 9.2 Arguments to Specify the Goals
- 9.3 Instead of Executing the Commands
- 9.4 Avoiding Recompilation of Some Files
- 9.5 Overriding Variables
- 9.6 Testing the Compilation of a Program
- 9.7 Summary of Options
10. Using Implicit Rules
- 10.1 Using Implicit Rules
- 10.2 Catalogue of Implicit Rules
- 10.3 Variables Used by Implicit Rules
- 10.4 Chains of Implicit Rules
- 10.5 Defining and Redefining Pattern Rules
- 10.6 Defining Last-Resort Default Rules
- 10.7 Old-Fashioned Suffix Rules
- 10.8 Implicit Rule Search Algorithm
11. Using make to Update Archive Files
- 11.1 Archive Members as Targets
- 11.2 Implicit Rule for Archive Member Targets
  - 11.2.1 Updating Archive Symbol Directories
- 11.3 Dangers When Using Archives
- 11.4 Suffix Rules for Archive Files
12. Features of GNU make
13. Incompatibilities and Missing Features
14. Makefile Conventions
- 14.1 General Conventions for Makefiles
- 14.2 Utilities in Makefiles
- 14.3 Variables for Specifying Commands
- 14.4 Variables for Installation Directories
- 14.5 Standard Targets for Users
- 14.6 Install Command Categories
A. Quick Reference
B. Errors Generated by Make
C. Complex Makefile Example
D. GNU Free Documentation License
- D.1 ADDENDUM: How to use this License for your documents
Index of Concepts
Index of Functions, Variables, & Directives

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