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How to execute powershell/cmd commands using gnuwin32 Makefiles?

I try to use commands like curl, rm, start in makefiles in Windows using the following makefile processor: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/make.htm

It does not seem to be possible, rather it seems like I am very limited with the commands. Which ways are there to extend my set of commands?

I would appreciate any help. Thanks

2 Answers
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If you're content with a Windows-only solution, you can make do with invoking powershell.exe directly from your Makefile, as in your answer.

powershell.exe

Makefile

However, I strongly suggest avoiding Unix-like PowerShell aliases such as curl for Invoke-WebRequest and rm for Remove-Item, because while their purpose is similar in the abstract, their syntax is generally very different. Just use PowerShell's native command names to avoid ambiguity.

curl

Invoke-WebRequest

rm

Remove-Item

Note that using Shell := <default shell executable> appears to be ignored by the Windows port of make you link to.

Shell := <default shell executable>

make

If you want cross-platform compatibility:

either: Use WSL, which offers you a choice of Linux distros in which both make and the standard Unix utilities are natively available - you then need neither cmd.exe nor PowerShell.

make

cmd.exe

and/or: Use PowerShell Core and invoke your commands as follows:

pwsh -noprofile -command <your command>


SHELL := pwsh -NoProfile

MakeFile

You can use the power of powershell by prefixing the corresponding commands with powershell.

Example:

.PHONY: psStuff

psStuff:
powershell <your command>
powershell curl google.de
powershell rm -r folder
powershell start yourwebsite.de


SHELL

powershell

SHELL

make

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