Makefile template

Makefile

.SILENT:

# Colors
COLOR_RESET   = \033[0m
COLOR_INFO    = \033[32m
COLOR_COMMENT = \033[33m

## This help screen
help:
	printf "${COLOR_COMMENT}Usage:${COLOR_RESET}\n"
	printf " make [target]\n\n"
	printf "${COLOR_COMMENT}Available targets:${COLOR_RESET}\n"
	awk '/^[a-zA-Z\-\_0-9\.@]+:/ { \
		helpMessage = match(lastLine, /^## (.*)/); \
		if (helpMessage) { \
			helpCommand = substr($$1, 0, index($$1, ":")); \
			helpMessage = substr(lastLine, RSTART + 3, RLENGTH); \
			printf " ${COLOR_INFO}%-16s${COLOR_RESET}\t\t%s\n", helpCommand, helpMessage; \
		} \
	} \
	{ lastLine = $$0 }' $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
  
## This is a task description
some_task:
	echo "Hello"