feat!: allow for script to be run of windows

Removed Windows panicking check in `makext.mk`.
Updated README.md with instructions to run on Windows.

Author fromelicks <108532072+fromelicks@users.noreply.github.com> 2024-05-15 17:28:47 +0200
Committer fromelicks <108532072+fromelicks@users.noreply.github.com> 2024-05-15 17:28:47 +0200
Commit e1e13ca0cd90ac30c27d90df841bfa7469afbf37 (patch)
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use it.
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use it.
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> [!NOTE]
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> [!NOTE]
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> This extensions are abusing GNU Make in some sense since it was not
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> This extensions are abusing GNU Make in some sense since it was not
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> meant to really be a task runner. Keep that in mind. However, despite
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> meant to really be a task runner. Keep that in mind. However, despite
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> that, I constantly find myself using it as such.
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> that, I constantly find myself using it as such.
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### Extensions
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## Extensions
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| Extension   | Description                                         |
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| Extension   | Description                                         |
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|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
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|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
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- GNU Linux Debian 12 with GNU Make 4.3
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- GNU Linux Debian 12 with GNU Make 4.3
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- macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 with GNU Make 3.81
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- macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 with GNU Make 3.81
 
  
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- Windows 10/11 with GNU Make 4.4.1 for Windows32
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If you have an idea for a new feature [open a new
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If you have an idea for a new feature [open a new
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issue](https://github.com/mitjafelicijan/makext/issues/new).
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issue](https://github.com/mitjafelicijan/makext/issues/new).
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## How to use
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## How to use
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> [!IMPORTANT]
 
  
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> If you intend to use this script on Windows machine
 
  
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> make sure you have all the [prerequisites](###windows-specific-instructions) installed.
 
  
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First you will need to download `makext.mk` file from the repository to
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First you will need to download `makext.mk` file from the repository to
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the same directory where you have `Makefile`.
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the same directory where you have `Makefile`.
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> Make sure you create first target `help: .help` before any other
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> Make sure you create first target `help: .help` before any other
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> targets in your `Makefile`. GNU Make will execute first target if
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> targets in your `Makefile`. GNU Make will execute first target if
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> no target provided as an argument when calling `make`.
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> no target provided as an argument when calling `make`.
 
  
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### Windows specific instructions
 
  
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On Windows OS'es you need the following:
 
  
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- Git Bash for Windows
 
  
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- make
 
  
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All of the above can be conveniently installed via [Scoop](https://scoop.sh/):
 
  
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```sh
 
  
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scoop install main/git main/make
 
  
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```
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## Help extension
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## Help extension
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# `makext` was written by Mitja Felicijan and is released under the BSD
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# `makext` was written by Mitja Felicijan and is released under the BSD
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# two-clause license, see the LICENSE file for more information.
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# two-clause license, see the LICENSE file for more information.
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# Checks if operating system is Windows and exists with error.
 
  
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ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
 
  
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$(error makext does not support Windows operating system)
 
  
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endif
 
  
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# Load environmental files from `MEX_ENVIRONMENT`. By default GNU make
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# Load environmental files from `MEX_ENVIRONMENT`. By default GNU make
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# loads what is already in `env`. This extends it to other files.
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# loads what is already in `env`. This extends it to other files.
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ifdef MEX_ENVIRONMENT
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ifdef MEX_ENVIRONMENT
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