Feature #1048
Add option `make help` that lists available targets
| Status: | Closed | Start date: | 12/27/2013 | |
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| Priority: | Normal | Due date: | ||
| Assigned To: |  Knödlseder Jürgen | % Done: | 100% | |
| Category: | - | |||
| Target version: | 00-08-00 | |||
| Duration: |
Description
The `./configure --help` option is super-useful.
Would it be possible to implement a `make help` target that gives a similar short list of available targets?
If there are many auto-generated targets that are irrelevant for most users / developers, perhaps a hand-written list of the 5 to 10 most common targets (like `check`, `doc`, `install`, `clean`) would be best?
Recurrence
No recurrence.
History
#1
Updated by Knödlseder Jürgen over 10 years ago
- Status changed from New to Closed
- Assigned To set to Knödlseder Jürgen
- Target version set to 00-08-00
- % Done changed from 0 to 100
Done.
#2
Updated by Deil Christoph over 10 years ago
One thing I find annoying is that make install (which is part of my edit / compile / test cycle) takes so long, because it installs all the Doxygen files.
There’s a ton of make install-XXX targets, but which one do I need for “normal make install, but not the doxygen docs”?
Unrelated comment: can you change the Redmine configuration so that it’s possible for devs to re-open issues?
(I don’t want to make a new issue for such a minor question / extra request.)
#3
Updated by Knödlseder Jürgen over 10 years ago
Deil Christoph wrote:
One thing I find annoying is that
make install(which is part of my edit / compile / test cycle) takes so long, because it installs all the Doxygen files.
There’s a ton ofmake install-XXXtargets, but which one do I need for “normalmake install, but not the doxygen docs”?Unrelated comment: can you change the Redmine configuration so that it’s possible for devs to re-open issues?
(I don’t want to make a new issue for such a minor question / extra request.)
I’d prefer a separate issue for this. Closing and re-opening issues should only be done by managers to conserve control over the action items.