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Creates Makefiles with consistent conventions: default help target, .PHONY declarations, self-documenting help via grep/parsing, common targets like init, build, dev, test. Reminds to use tabs.
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Create Makefiles following consistent conventions.
Generates Makefiles for C/C++, Python, Go, Java projects with .PHONY targets, GNU standards, standard targets, security hardening, and CI/CD integration.
Generates Makefiles for Python, Rust, and TypeScript projects with standard targets for help, install, lint, format, typecheck, test, build, clean, and automation. Use when projects lack Makefiles or need dev workflow setup.
Generates Makefiles for DevOps tasks including build automation, containerization, CI/CD basics, and infrastructure. Useful for makefile-related requests.
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Create Makefiles following consistent conventions.
default: help
.PHONY: help
help: # Show help for each of the Makefile recipes.
@grep -E '^[a-zA-Z0-9 -]+:.*#' Makefile | sort | while read -r l; do printf "\033[1;32m$$(echo $$l | cut -f 1 -d':')\033[00m:$$(echo $$l | cut -f 2- -d'#')\n"; done
.PHONY: init
init: # Initialise the development environment.
./scripts/init.sh
| Element | Convention |
|---|---|
| Filename | Makefile (capitalised, no extension) |
| Default target | default: help as the first line |
.PHONY | Declare directly above each target |
| Help comments | Single # on the target line: target: # Description. |
| Target names | Lowercase, hyphen-separated (test-e2e, type-check) |
| Complex logic | Delegate to scripts (./scripts/build.sh) rather than inline |
The self-documenting help target parses # comments and prints sorted, colour-coded output:
.PHONY: help
help: # Show help for each of the Makefile recipes.
@grep -E '^[a-zA-Z0-9 -]+:.*#' Makefile | sort | while read -r l; do printf "\033[1;32m$$(echo $$l | cut -f 1 -d':')\033[00m:$$(echo $$l | cut -f 2- -d'#')\n"; done
Every target must have a # Description. comment or it won't appear in help output.
| Target | Purpose |
|---|---|
help | Show available targets (always present) |
init or setup | Install dependencies, configure environment |
build | Compile or bundle artifacts |
dev | Start local development server |
test | Run test suite |
lint | Run linters and formatters |
After creating or modifying Makefiles, remind the user:
Use tabs. Makefile recipes require literal tab characters for indentation, not spaces.