Getting the current target name in a Makefile
Published on 2024-11-03 • Modified on 2024-11-03
This snippet shows how to get the current target name in a Makefile. It is an automatic Make variable. Check out the documentation link below for more explanations.
show-current-target:
echo 'Making $(@)...'
echo 'Making $@...'
# Outputs:
# echo 'Making show-current-target...'
# Making show-current-target...
# echo 'Making show-current-target'
# Making show-current-target...
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