Variable: makefile-brave-make

makefile-brave-make is a customizable variable defined in make-mode.el.gz.

Value

"make"

Documentation

How to invoke make, for makefile-query-targets.

This should identify a make command that can handle the -q option.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/progmodes/make-mode.el.gz
;; ------------------------------------------------------------
;; The following configurable variables are used in the
;; up-to-date overview .
;; The standard configuration assumes that your `make' program
;; can be run in question/query mode using the `-q' option, this
;; means that the command
;;
;;    make -q foo
;;
;; should return an exit status of zero if the target `foo' is
;; up to date and a nonzero exit status otherwise.
;; Many makes can do this although the docs/manpages do not mention
;; it. Try it with your favorite one.  GNU make, System V make, and
;; Dennis Vadura's DMake have no problems.
;; Set the variable `makefile-brave-make' to the name of the
;; make utility that does this on your system.
;; To understand what this is all about see the function definition
;; of `makefile-query-by-make-minus-q' .
;; ------------------------------------------------------------

(defcustom makefile-brave-make "make"
  "How to invoke make, for `makefile-query-targets'.
This should identify a `make' command that can handle the `-q' option."
  :type 'string)