A much simpler version of make.bat

make_simple.bat

::::
:: A simplified version of the pseudo-make for building a C application using MSVC.
:: Refer to the other gist for details.
::	https://gist.github.com/DennyLindberg/8c0a5e7471a30e6868a00757e8483b78
::::

@echo off

:::: PROJECT CONFIGURATION
set exe_file=main.exe
set src_files=src/*.c
set includes=include/
set libs=lib/*.lib

:::: goto first argument in ./make arg1
if "%*" == "" goto build
goto :%1 2>nul || (
	echo invalid make command
	goto ::eof
)

:dbuild
	cl.exe /Fe:%exe_file% /Wall /wd5045 /std:c17 /Z7 /external:W3 /external:I %includes% %src_files% /link /ENTRY:mainCRTStartup /DEBUG %libs%
goto :eof

:build
	cl.exe /Fe:%exe_file% /Wall /wd5045 /std:c17 /external:W3 /external:I %includes% %src_files% /link /ENTRY:mainCRTStartup %libs%
goto :eof

:run
	%exe_file% %*
goto :eof

:clean
	del *.exe *.obj *.pdb *.ilk 2>nul
goto :eof

:debug
	start C:\raddbg.exe --auto_run %cd%/%exe_file% %*
goto :eof

A more advanced version is here
https://gist.github.com/DennyLindberg/8c0a5e7471a30e6868a00757e8483b78