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Re:Mac-dev-playbook – Mac setup and configuration via Ansible by ttaylorr on Saturday February 18, 2017 @08:15PM (#13677650)
This seems interesting. I use a Makefile to bootstrap my machine and manage my dotfiles.

I understand the appeal of Ansible, but I think it's more robust features are most useful in more complex environments than a personal laptop. My Makefile seems to do the trick.

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Re:Mac-dev-playbook – Mac setup and configuration via Ansible by nkristoffersen on Saturday February 18, 2017 @08:17PM (#13677658)
Do you have your makefile on github?
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Re:Mac-dev-playbook – Mac setup and configuration via Ansible by hermanhermitage on Saturday February 18, 2017 @09:22PM (#13677862)
Looks like this is it:

https://github.com/ttaylorr/dotfiles/blob/work-gh/Makefile

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Re:Mac-dev-playbook – Mac setup and configuration via Ansible by mi100hael on Sunday February 19, 2017 @12:29AM (#13678328)
Yuck. What's the point of a Makefile if every single rule is phony?
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Re:Mac-dev-playbook – Mac setup and configuration via Ansible by querulous on Saturday February 18, 2017 @10:14PM (#13678017)
i use a bash script not a makefile, but it's (mostly) idempotent:

https://gist.github.com/talentdeficit/253fd1eaf25cb41e5c24a4...

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