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Old 12-29-2014
Default rule to be executed in makefile
Hi all,

I want to know the entry point (default rule to be executed) in a makefile once all defined variables are evaluated. I do not have all: in my makefile and I give
"make" without any parameter in command line.

thanks........
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Old 12-29-2014
If you don't specify a target operand when you invoke make, it will try to build the first target it encounters in your makefile that is neither a special target nor an inference rule.
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Old 12-29-2014
hi Don ,

thanks for your reply. btw is there any cmd line option to know the list of rules (including inference rules) got executed while executing make.

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Old 12-29-2014
The default is for make to list the commands it will run just before it runs them. The default can be overridden on the command line (-s option) or by naming targets whose updates are not to be listed as prerequisites for the special target .SILENT (or everything if .TARGET is included with no prerequisites).
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