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0 pointsHenriTEL3y ago0 comments

As projects grow the Makefile becomes pretty much a big bash script, but with a specific syntax that I always struggle with.

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davidpfarrell3y ago· 1 in thread

Unrelated to this topic, I invite you take a look at my project which a tool purpose-built to be a better version of what your makefile became:

Run: Task runner that helps you easily manage and invoke small scripts and wrappers

https://github.com/TekWizely/run

Defining commands feels like make, but comes with a bunch of extras targeted at the needs of a task-runner.

I hope you'll check it out!

HenriTELOP3y ago

The way to define options is interesting. It's hard to see the benefits from the docs in the README tho, given that it's yet another syntax to learn.

I suggest to add a complete example of common use cases like running the unit tests, building targets while setting the correct options depending on the host (linux vs windows vs macos).

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