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3,645PythonAudience · developerComplexity · 1/5Setup · moderate

tl;dr

A Chinese-language guide, built with Sphinx, that teaches developers how to write Makefiles for automating builds with Make.

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    What it does
      Explains Makefile syntax
      Chinese-language guide
      Web and PDF output
    Tech stack
      Python
      Sphinx
      TeXLive
    Origin
      Chen Hao blog posts
      Adapted from GNU Make manual
    Use cases
      Learn Make basics
      Reference build scripting
      Read as PDF or website
    Audience
      Linux and Unix developers
      Chinese-speaking readers

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Learn how to write a Makefile to automate compiling and building a project.

VIBE 2

Read the guide online or generate a polished PDF version locally.

VIBE 3

Reference the guide when setting up build automation on Linux or Unix systems.

what's the stack?

PythonSphinxTeXLive

how it stacks up fr

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LanguagePythonPythonPython
Setup difficultymoderatemoderatemoderate
Complexity1/52/53/5
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how do i run it?

Difficulty · moderate time til it works · 30min

Generating the PDF requires installing TeXLive, the HTML build only needs the Python requirements.

in plain english

This repository contains an improved Chinese-language guide on how to write Makefile files. A Makefile is a special configuration file used to automate the process of compiling and building software projects, telling a tool called Make which commands to run and in what order. The content originates from a series of blog posts written by an author named Chen Hao, which were translated and adapted from the official GNU Make manual. The series has been widely recommended in Chinese developer communities as an introductory resource for learning Makefiles. Previous PDF versions circulating online had plain formatting with no syntax highlighting, so this repository recreates the document using Sphinx, a documentation-generation tool, to produce a more polished PDF with proper code formatting. The repository includes both an online web version and a downloadable PDF. To build the documents locally, you clone the repository, install the Python dependencies listed in a requirements file, and then run a single command to generate either an HTML site or a PDF. Generating the PDF requires a separate typesetting system called TeXLive to be installed. The README is brief and written almost entirely in Chinese, pointing to the project homepage and the generated output files. The repository is a documentation project rather than a software tool, so there is no application to run. It is intended for developers, particularly those working on Linux or Unix-like systems, who want a clear written guide to understanding and writing Makefile build scripts.

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Explain the basics of Makefile syntax the way this how-to-write-makefile guide teaches it.
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Help me build the HTML site from this Sphinx-based documentation repo.
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Translate the key points of this Chinese Makefile guide into English for me.
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Show me how to generate the PDF version of this guide, including the TeXLive dependency.

Frequently asked questions

what is how-to-write-makefile fr?

A Chinese-language guide, built with Sphinx, that teaches developers how to write Makefiles for automating builds with Make.

What language is how-to-write-makefile written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, Sphinx, TeXLive.

How hard is how-to-write-makefile to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is how-to-write-makefile for?

Mainly developer.

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