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O’Reilly Network: Introduction to Make

“Make originated as a system for building compiled
code. It is now used as a system for making changes across many
files and directories. It is useful whenever a change in one file
requires changes or actions elsewhere.

Make is useful for system administrators as well as developers.
This article primarily discusses Make as a compilation tool, but it
can be effective for program installation or system configuration
changes.”


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