Suffix rule

makefile

.SUFFIXES: .c .o
.c.o:
	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $<

Explanation

Suffix rules are older but widely portable.

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

Same sheet · prioritizing Portable make basics

Write simple, explicit file rules compatible with standard make.

Open In sheetmakefilesame section

Honor user-overridable standard compiler variables.

Open In sheetmakefilesame section

Provide common non-file maintenance targets.

Open In sheetmakefilesame section

Allow users to customize toolchain choices.

Open In sheetbashsame section

Stop on failure explicitly within one recipe line.

Prefer explicit rules over GNU metaprogramming.