Re:I Like Makefiles
by oblio on Saturday September 21, 2024 @07:24AM
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> As said elsewhere, the use-case in the article is too simple to warrant a Makefile. So: if you aren't compiling some static language, you do not need - and certainly don't want to use - Make.
I've found that I prefer make as a command runner and most of the time I'm just running Python poetry commands or building Docker containers or running AWS infra commands. It's very useful to have a simple tool to run commands and have them depend on each other.
And regarding many of the alternatives to Make, they're either more complex or have other issues:
I've found that I prefer make as a command runner and most of the time I'm just running Python poetry commands or building Docker containers or running AWS infra commands. It's very useful to have a simple tool to run commands and have them depend on each other.
And regarding many of the alternatives to Make, they're either more complex or have other issues:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41608555