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I have a directory images/ that I want to copy to build/images/ from within a Makefile. The directory might …
directory makefile gnu-makeWe have a long and complicated Makefile in our build system. Is there a good way to trace exactly which …
makefile gnu-makeHow and when do I quote a string in a make file? What is best practice? Is the following the …
makefile gnu-makeI came across several SO questions regarding specific aspects of improving the turn-around time of CMake enabled C++ projects lately (…
performance compilation cmake gnu-make nmakeI have the following piece of makefile: CXXFLAGS = -std=c++0x -Wall SRCS = test1.cpp test2.cpp OBJDIR = object OBJS = $(…
makefile gnu-makeSomeone recently mentioned the target .c.o in Makefiles for cross compatability, but I fail to understand its purpose. Can …
makefile gnu-makeI'm learning to work with GNU make and I'm reading the manual (which is very good) but I'm missing a …
gnu-makeHow can I convert a Cygwin style path ( /cygdrive/c/foo/bar ) to Windows style ( C:/foo/bar ) (yes, with / …
makefile cygwin gnu-makeSection 4.13 of the GNU Make manual describes the so-called double-colon rules: Double-colon rules are rules written with ‘::’ instead of ‘:’ after …
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