Makefile Patterns

Common Makefile patterns for development, building, testing, and releasing.

Basic Structure

# Variables at top
PROJECT := myproject
VERSION := $(shell cat VERSION 2>/dev/null || echo "0.0.0")
BUILD_DIR := ./build

# Default target (first target)
.PHONY: help
help:
	@echo "Available targets:"
	@echo "  build    - Build the project"
	@echo "  test     - Run tests"
	@echo "  clean    - Clean build artifacts"