Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 12:52:35 -0400 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: Michael Dexter <dexter@ambidexter.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: List all make targets? Message-ID: <42C96953.9020406@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <a06230909beeec801f4e1@[192.168.1.100]> References: <a06230909beeec801f4e1@[192.168.1.100]>
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Michael Dexter wrote: > Is there a 'make' flag to list all make targets for any given directory > containing Makefile* ? grep ':' Makefile ...comes pretty close. > Appreciated! > > On the same topic, can anyone recommend an IDE or utility that can help > me navigate the make hierarchy used by 'build/installworld' and 'release?' An IDE would simply provide a graphic front end that invokes the make commands underneath. It wouldn't make the process less complex. > It's a brilliant mechanism but I get lost chasing variables that may > span /usr/src/Makefile.inc1 and /usr/share/mk/ and... What problem are you trying to solve? You don't need to read all of that to use it, any more than a developer needs to understand each and every header file in order to use #include <stdlib.h>. -- -Chuck
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