Avoid `.ONESHELL` when targeting POSIX make

makefile

release:
	cd dist && tar -czf app.tar.gz app

Explanation

`.ONESHELL` is a GNU extension.

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Same sheet · prioritizing Features to avoid for portability

Prefer explicit rules over GNU metaprogramming.

Open In sheetmakefilesame section

List sources explicitly or generate files in configure scripts.

Open In sheetmakefilesame section

Stop on failure explicitly within one recipe line.

Open In sheetmakefile2 tag match

Pass `$` through to the shell.

Open In sheetmakefile2 tag match

Write simple, explicit file rules compatible with standard make.

Open In sheetmakefile1 tag match

Honor user-overridable standard compiler variables.

Open In sheetmakefile1 tag match