Makefile - targets

This article lists possible targets provided by the makefile.

Target name Description
build Default target. Compile Firefox, Thunderbird, etc
check Standalone shell unit test invoked directly by make
configure Launch the configure program to define headers and and attributes for the target build machine.
export Generate and install exported headers: EXPORTS
makefiles Target used to only regenerate makefiles
package Generate a package tarball
Clean Targets
clean Remove object files, binaries and generated content
clobber alias for clean
distclean Clean + configure cleanup

 

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