makefile

name	makefile
description	Makefile patterns for project automation and build tasks. Use when user asks to "create Makefile", "add make target", "automate with make", "build commands", or set up project automation with GNU Make.

Makefile

Project automation with GNU Make.

Basic Structure

# Variables
APP_NAME := myapp
VERSION := 1.0.0

# Default target (first target)
.DEFAULT_GOAL := help

# Phony targets (not files)
.PHONY: help build run test clean

help: ## Show this help
	@grep -E '^[a-zA-Z_-]+:.*?## .*$$' $(MAKEFILE_LIST) | sort | awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*?## "}; {printf "\033[36m%-20s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$2}'

build: ## Build the application
	go build -o bin/$(APP_NAME) ./cmd/$(APP_NAME)

run: ## Run the application
	go run ./cmd/$(APP_NAME)

test: ## Run tests
	go test -v ./...

clean: ## Clean build artifacts
	rm -rf bin/ dist/

Common Patterns

Development Workflow

.PHONY: dev build test lint format

dev: ## Start development server
	npm run dev

build: ## Build for production
	npm run build

test: ## Run tests
	npm test

lint: ## Run linter
	npm run lint

format: ## Format code
	npm run format

check: lint test ## Run all checks