Installing binaries as needed

Makefile

VPATH=/usr/local/bin
BINARIES=ruby node

all : ${BINARIES}
	echo "Deps are installed"

${BINARIES} :
	asdf plugin-add $@

Is VPATH doing anything here?

Is `VPATH` doing anything here?

Yep, the viewpath (aka VPATH) specifies directories to search for prerequisites. Make will consult these directories searching for in our case for "ruby" or "node." I don't see VPATH in the POSIX spec for make [0], so it may not work for every implementation. However, the book Managing Projects With Make [1] talks about VPATH in Chapter 5. That book is really worth a read if you haven't already. 0: http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/make.html 1: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780937175903.do

This is incredible. Thanks man. I really appreciate it.

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On Jul 2, 2019, at 7:14 PM, Joe Nelson ***@***.***> wrote: > Is `VPATH` doing anything here? Yep, the viewpath (aka VPATH) specifies directories to search for prerequisites. Make will consult these directories searching for in our case for "ruby" or "node." I don't see VPATH in the POSIX spec for make [0], so it may not work for every implementation. However, the book Managing Projects With Make [1] talks about VPATH in Chapter 5. That book is really worth a read if you haven't already. 0: http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/make.html 1: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780937175903.do — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread.