GNU bug report logs - #12411
24.2.50; No `make help' target?

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Bastien <bzg <at> altern.org>

Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:07:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: confirmed, patch

Found in version 24.2.50

Fixed in version 27.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Bastien <bzg <at> altern.org>, 12411 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#12411: 24.2.50; No `make help' target?
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:23:19 -0400

> sed -n 's/^\([a-z]*\):.*/\1/p' Makefile  # plus uniq...
> They are all pretty much standard targets, and documented at the top of
> the Makefile.

It's not always easy to find the doc corresponding to a given target, so
I think it would indeed be a good idea to make "make help" return some
useful info.
I also think it would be a valuable addition to the GNU coding standards.
Just like all commands should accept a "--help", it would make sense for
the main Makefile to do something useful with "make help".


        Stefan
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