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Makefiles generated by automake include a number of targets intended for internal use, and other convenience targets which are not productive build targets. (eg, *-am, *-recursive, maintainer-clean, installchecks, etc) The full list of available targets would frustrate a productivity-inclined user. Some rarely used, but useful targets are kept, such as: - install - uninstall - config.status, Makefile, maintainer-clean - check, distcheck - dist - html, pdf, dvi In the future, a tiered selection could be implemented, where the available targets are classified as primary, secondary and all, if automake's capabilities need to be fully exposed by the makefile tool extension. Such a selection may avoid frustration while still making it possible to select rarely used targets. This commit implements a filter to remove targets which are not suitable for inclusion in the list of available targets for selection.
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Makefiles generated by automake include a number of targets intended for internal use, and other convenience targets which are not productive build targets. (eg, *-am, *-recursive, maintainer-clean, installchecks, etc)
The full list of available targets would frustrate a productivity-inclined user.
Some rarely used, but useful targets are kept, such as:
In the future, a tiered selection could be implemented, where the available targets are classified as primary, secondary and all, if automake's capabilities need to be fully exposed by the makefile tool extension. Such a selection may avoid frustration while still making it possible to select rarely used targets.
This commit implements a filter to remove targets which are not suitable for inclusion in the list of available targets for selection.