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# -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#project-information

project = 'Example'
copyright = 'workshop participant'
author = 'workshop participant'
project = 'A lesson about make'
copyright = 'Coderefinery'
author = 'Bjoern Lindi'
release = '0.1'


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You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least
contain the root `toctree` directive.
Welcome to Makefile's documentation!
Welcome to a lesson about `make`!
===================================

.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
:caption: Contents:

simple-makefile.md
motivation.md
rules.md
other_makefiles.md
exercise.md
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# A simple Makefile
# Motivation
The `make` program is intended to automate the mundane aspects of transforming source code into an executable.
The advantages of `make` over scripts is that you can specify relationships between the elements of your program
to `make`. With the knowledge of the relationships and timestamps it figures out the necessary steps to be
redone to produce the desired program each time.

## A simple Makefile
The specification that `make` uses is saved in a file named _makefile_. Here is a _makefile_ to build the
traditional "Hello, World" program.

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_default rule_. A _rule_ consists of three parts: the target, its prerequisites, and the command(s) to peform:

```makefile
target: prerequisite1 prerequisite2
target1: prerequisite1 prerequisite2
command1
command2

target2(=prerequisite1): prerequisite3 prerequisite4 prerequisite5
command3

target3(=prerequisite2): prerequisite6 prerequisite7
command4

target4(=prerequisite3): prerequisite8 prerequisite9
command5

target5(=prerequisite4): prerequisite10 prerequisite11
command6
```

The _target_ is the file that must be made. The _prerequisites_ or _dependents_ are those files that must
exist before the target can be successfully created. And _commands_ are those shell commands that will
create the target from the prerequisites.

## A Dependecy Graph
![A Dependency Graph](img/dependency_graph.001.jpeg)
When `make` evaluates a rule, it begins by finding the files indicated by the prerequisites and target.
If any of the prerequisites has an associated rule, `make` attempts to update those first. Next, the target
file is considered. If any prerequisite is newer than the target, the target is remade by executing the
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