Introduction to Making Makefiles

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make is an interpreter for Makefiles, which helps focus on required tasks to save time
Makefiles contain variables, comments, includes, and rules, including explicit and implicit rules
Rules define targets and prerequisites, and commands can be prefixed with @ to hide their execution
make compares timestamps to determine if targets need rebuilding, and uses automatic variables like $@ and $<
Patterns and built-in functions like wildcard and patsubst allow for flexible file processing
Multiple Makefiles can be combined using include, and double-colon rules allow multiple command sets for a target

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