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make
A makefile that says how to recompile a program can be used in more
than one way. The simplest use is to recompile every file that is out
of date. Usually, makefiles are written so that if you run
make
with no arguments, it does just that.
But you might want to update only some of the files; you might want to use a different compiler or different compiler options; you might want just to find out which files are out of date without changing them.
By giving arguments when you run make
, you can do any of these
things and many others.
The exit status of make
is always one of three values:
0
make
is successful.
2
make
encounters any errors.
It will print messages describing the particular errors.
1
make
determines that some target is not already up to date.
See section Instead of Executing the Commands.
9.1 Arguments to Specify the Makefile How to specify which makefile to use. 9.2 Arguments to Specify the Goals How to use goal arguments to specify which parts of the makefile to use. 9.3 Instead of Executing the Commands How to use mode flags to specify what kind of thing to do with the commands in the makefile other than simply execute them. 9.4 Avoiding Recompilation of Some Files How to avoid recompiling certain files. 9.5 Overriding Variables How to override a variable to specify an alternate compiler and other things. 9.6 Testing the Compilation of a Program How to proceed past some errors, to test compilation. 9.7 Summary of Options
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