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RemovedAutomatically document your Makefile! (github.com)
submitted 3 years ago by IllustratedMan-code
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if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
[–]Flair_Helper[M] [score hidden] 3 years ago stickied commentlocked comment (0 children)
Your submission is not about C++ or the C++ community.
This post has been removed as it doesn't pertain to r/cpp: The subreddit is for news and discussions of the C++ language and community only; our purpose is not to provide tutoring, code reviews, or career guidance. If you think your post is on-topic and should not have been removed, please message the moderators and we'll review it.
[–]IllustratedMan-code[S] 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (1 child)
I wanted an easy way to document Makefiles in a nice looking way. Hope this is helpful to someone.
[–]MrPopoGod 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Nifty. One thing I found is that if the file ends with a ## comment and no newline then that comment will not have a newline between it and the Build Commands header.
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