On Sun, Jan 3, 2021, at 14:16, Sergey Matveev wrote: > "all" target is useful only as a default rule that is run by many > implementations by default and you have just to type "redo" to build the > program.
Yes, agreed. > Everything looks good. But I am just curious: why do you use > > printf 'recompiling %s\n' $2.c >&2 > printf 'relinking\n' >&2 > > instead of?: > > echo recompiling $2.c >&2 > echo relinking >&2 I am in the habit of using printf rather than echo because of the drawbacks of echo as explained in https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/65803/why-is-printf-better-than-echo. For echo relinking specifically, it doesn't matter. For echo recompiling $2.c specifically, if $2 contains any characters that echo might interpret, it might come out wrong. > In my opinion the later is easier to read and understand. Yes I agree that the echo is a bit simpler and easier than the printf, but it has disadvantages. > And personally I am pretty against that kind of messages. They are educational messages for me because I am learning. Thank you for your feedback. I am grateful.
