File Extension

MAKE File Format

Makefile

MAKE stands for Makefile

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  • build tool

    - A build tool is a programming utility that automates a software build task, such as ensuring that the proper source code files are compiled and that the proper object files are linked, after change...

  • makefile

    - A makefile is used with the UNIX make utility to determine which portions of a program to compile.

  • make

    - Make is the oldest and best known build tool, a utility that allows a programmer to build or rebuild source code files into a new version of a program.

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