Create directory safely

makefile

build:
	mkdir -p build

Explanation

`mkdir -p` is broadly available on modern POSIX systems.

Learn the surrounding workflow

Compare similar commands or jump into common fixes when this command is part of a bigger troubleshooting path.

Same sheet · prioritizing Recipe portability

Stop on failure explicitly within one recipe line.

Open In sheetmakefilesame section

Pass `$` through to the shell.

Open In sheetmakefilesame section

Indent recipe commands with a tab character.

Open In sheetmakefilesame section

Write simple, explicit file rules compatible with standard make.

Open In sheetmakefile1 tag match

Prefer explicit rules over GNU metaprogramming.

Open In sheetmakefile1 tag match

Honor user-overridable standard compiler variables.

Open In sheetmakefile1 tag match