mbcrawfo/GenericMakefile

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A generic GNU Makefile template for small and medium C and C++ projects that automatically discovers and compiles source files without manual build rules. It generates dependencies, supports release/debug builds, times compilation, and derives version macros from git tags.

Use cases

• set up a small C project without writing makefile rules
• automatically compile all sources in a C++ project directory
• generate build dependencies automatically
• build with debug flags for GDB debugging
• embed git tag version numbers into a C/C++ build

When to choose

• starting a small or medium C/C++ project quickly
• you want zero-maintenance makefiles that auto-detect sources
• you want automatic version macros from git tags

When to avoid

• you need to mix multiple source languages in one project
• you need to exclude specific files from the build easily
• you rely on accurate per-file compile timing on macOS
• your project needs a full build system like CMake or Bazel

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

build-tool developer-tools windows cli makefile c cpp gnu-make auto-dependency-generation git-versioning build-tool command-line linux macos

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