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Last active February 7, 2024 06:04
Add a help target to a Makefile that will allow all targets to be self documenting
.SILENT:
.PHONY: help
# Based on https://gist.github.com/prwhite/8168133#comment-1313022
## This help screen
help:
printf "Available targets\n\n"
awk '/^[a-zA-Z\-\_0-9]+:/ { \
helpMessage = match(lastLine, /^## (.*)/); \