make: Improve page

- Fix syntax error
- Expand flags
- Change "rule" to "target" as its a better terminology for make
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Agniva De Sarker
2016-09-15 20:13:05 +05:30
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# make # make
> Task runner for rules described in Makefile. > Task runner for targets described in Makefile.
> Mostly used to control the compilation of an executable from source code. > Mostly used to control the compilation of an executable from source code.
- Call the all rule: - Call the first target specified in the Makefile (usually named "all"):
`make` `make`
- Call a specific rule: - Call a specific target:
`make {{rule}}` `make {{target}}`
- Use specific Makefile: - Use a specific Makefile:
`make -f {{file}}` `make --file {{file}}`
- Execute make from another directory: - Execute make from another directory:
`make -C {{directory}}` `make --directory {{directory}}`
- Force making of a rule, even if source files are unchanged - Force making of a target, even if source files are unchanged:
`make -B {{rule}}` `make --always-make {{target}}`