4.2. The make Rules
Rules are the most important part of a makefile. Rules control how a project should be built. Each rule has a common structure which is discussed in this section. A typical makefile is introduced as an example to show you how rules are written in makefiles.
4.2.1. Anatomy of a Rule
As mentioned earlier, a typical rule looks like the following:
Target: Dependencies Commands
A target is the objective of the rule that depends upon a list of dependencies. Commands are used to build the target. The target name is followed by a colon. Commands start with a TAB character.
CAUTION
Each line containing commands starts with a TAB character. The TAB character distinguishes command lines from other lines. A common error is to replace ...
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