makefile basics (beginner - intermediate) anthony explains #357

today I go over the basics of makefiles, how to use them as a build system, and what `.PHONY` is.

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[uuu]

...that explanation of PHONY was better than the docs and stackoverflow explanations combined

Thanks for the talk!

[raoulkent]

Thank you Anthony! This video really helped me with understanding makefiles much better.
It's a great addition for anyone just getting into Makefiles, a good addition in video format to the myriad of tutorials out there. A big thank you!

[Karlux]

One of the best Makefile tutorials out there, thank you very much Anthony!

[unikkkkkkk]

very short but precise & among most helpful Makefile tutorials. Thanks

[serge]

Amazing breakdown of the Makefile! Thanks Anthony!

[trido]

Thanks Anthony. You make it so easy to follow.

[dorb]

To be honest, I didn't have the chance till now to learn C programming, and this video sent me to learn what are .h and .o files. So I learnt so much more then just about the 'make' command :) thank you! Hope to join you and the rest of the cool guys in the C programming very soon.

[yugandhar]

Thanks a lot!! That really helps to understand PHONY

[jiminma]

Thanks for this concise tutorial. I just wanted a simple Makefile whilst I played with C++. You made all the black magic understandable. =)

[AbishaiSingh]

This is a great tutorial l, especially using advanced symbols in make.

[morenoh]

I'd love to see a makefile that is designed for django/docker projects.

[thesun___]

Why didn't you mention the wildcard function for automatic detection of source files?

[guntbert]

Neat trick to use tail instead of cat to get the file names too - why do you use tail instead of head?

[kristofferbakkejord]

I've seen Makefile being used in Python projects where basically all the targets are phony. I've come to prefer having a scripts directory, and using bash (or python) for tasks that may be repeated (docker build, run dev db, purge dev db etc.). It offers a bit more flexibility on handling inputs.

[KraziAzian]

These are also great for reproducible data science, great tutorial!

[voytechj]

Hi, I wrote a comment and it was deleted. Just wonder if youtube algorithm did that, or you decide to remove it?

[fabtjar]

Great video.

Shouldn't main.o also rely on lib.h?