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Re:I Like Makefiles by instig007 on Saturday September 21, 2024 @07:40AM (#41609334)
> Little tips here and there are nice, but that doesn't teach me the mentality of how to achitect a makefile

What exactly are you missing from the official manual?

- https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html

- https://devdocs.io/gnu_make/

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Re:I Like Makefiles by johnnyanmac on Monday September 23, 2024 @04:45PM (#41630336)
architecture, best practices, and pitfalls. The things you get flamed for online but aren't conviniently on some man doc to understand.

Structure generally means most manuals are not the first resouece a learner should try to learn from. Great to have on hand, but manuals are not structured like a textbook that builds upon concepts needed to productively work with the subject.

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