make2graph(1)

📦 version 2021.11.06, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 make2graph — the manual page, but make it a group chat 💖

okay bestie, sit down, hydrate, because we're about to turn your GNU-Make dependency spaghetti into an actual picture 🌈 this is make2graph(1) and honestly? it's giving graph theory but make it cute.

✨ NAME ✨

makefile2graph</purl> — creates a graph of dependencies from GNU-Make. yes the page is called make2graph but the program is makefile2graph, iykyk, they're the same girl 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

make -Bnd | make2graph > output.dot

that's it. that's the whole vibe. pipe it, catch it, redirect it. slay 🫶

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here's the tea ☕: makefile2graph creates a graph of dependencies from GNU-Make. you feed it make's output, it hands you back a whole visual of who depends on what.

the output is either a graphviz-dot file or a Gexf-XML file — your choice, your era, your aesthetic ✨

⚠️ real talk though: sub-makefiles are NOT supported. no cap. don't come for me, that's just how it is 😭

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • -f — the format flex 💅 here's the menu:
    • (x) — XML output, aka gexf
    • (E) — prints a list of the deepest targets (the final bosses 👑)
    • (l) — prints a list of targets, periodt
    • (d) — dot output, and this is the default babe, if you don't pick, you get dot
  • -b — print the file basename
  • -s — print the file extension
  • -r — show the root node 🌱 main character energy fr fr
  • -v — print version 📌

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

go read these too bestie, they're all icons in their own right:

💜 AUTHOR 💜

the one and only Pierre Lindenbaum (@yokofakun) — legend behaviour, honestly 🙌

💖 that's the whole page bestie, go forth and graph 💖

mwah 💋 — from the .1 manual, dated 17 Sept 2014. kiss kiss, stay hydrated, and remember: pipe responsibly 🧚✨

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