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Re:Show HN: Making GNU Make a better Task Runner by simonmic on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @06:08AM (#40353485)
Appreciate you saying so mitjafelicijan. You're right, it's all about what is appropriate for the project at a given time.
Re:Show HN: Making GNU Make a better Task Runner by simonmic on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @01:42PM (#40357820)
For anyone interested (though to compare you really need to work with them over a period of time):

Here's a fairly simple thousand line Makefile: https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/blob/2d35b1051/Makef... (and https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/blob/2d35b1051/Makef...)

that was converted to a Justfile: https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/blob/43c93eb37/Justf...

And here's a more powerful kind of makefile using a full programming language: https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/blob/43c93eb37/Shake...

And here are two multicommand shell scripts:

https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/blob/43c93eb37/bin/f...

https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/blob/43c93eb37/bin/t...

that were converted to a justfile: https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/blob/43c93eb37/bin/j...