Makefile example with NPM and gulp

Makefile

ROOT_DIR := $(shell dirname $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))

NPM_ROOT ?= ${ROOT_DIR}/npm
NODE_PATH := ${NPM_ROOT}/node_modules
NODE_BIN_PATH := ${NODE_PATH}/.bin

.PHONY: install_npm_packages
install_npm_packages: ## Installs NPMv2 and runs npm install
	@ echo "# Install latest static build packages"
	mkdir -p ${NPM_ROOT}
	cd ${NPM_ROOT} && test -e package.json || ln -s ${ROOT_DIR}/package.json
	cd ${NPM_ROOT} && npm install npm@latest-2 --prefix ${NPM_ROOT}
	cd ${NPM_ROOT} && ${NODE_BIN_PATH}/npm install --prefix ${NPM_ROOT}
	
.PHONY: gulp
gulp: ## Run a command with Gulp (ex. make gulp <argument>)
	NODE_PATH=${NODE_PATH} ${NODE_BIN_PATH}/gulp --outputDirectory=${BUILD_ROOT} --libDirectory=${VENV_PATH} ${RUN_ARGS}