make-install

Install github repositories by making and copying executable.

This is unreviewed AI-genreated code

Motivation

I do not like running make install and make uninstall. I like installed files and packages to be tracked and queriable. But not tall supports this

basher can copy or symlink binaries but does not run make. bpkg runs make and copies files but cannot symlink to make code editable. I want to to have syminks and a remake command.

Finding executables

After building, make-install will symlink everything in /bin and the top level. You can also make a make-install.json command:

{"bins": ["build/mytool", "scripts/helper"]}

Building

If the package has a Makefile, makefile or GNUmakefile, make-install runs make in it — the default target, not install. A package with no makefile is simply linked, which is basher's behaviour.

make-install does not install build dependencies and has no way to describe them. A C program needing GTK headers still needs you to install them.

Installation

pipx install make-install
eval "$(make-install init)"        # adds ~/.make-install/bin to PATH; put this in your shell rc

$MAKE_INSTALL_ROOT overrides the location, which defaults to ~/.make-install.

Usage

Install from a github repo

make-install install talwrii/x11-grab-dialog

Install from source

make-install install .

Link from source (uses symlinks so builds change binaries immediately)

make-install link .

Rebuild a package and relink it. For a linked checkout this rebuilds your working tree.

make-install remake x11-grab-dialog

Remove a package. A copy is deleted; a linked checkout is left alone and only the symlinks go.

make-install uninstall x11-grab-dialog

Show what is installed, and which of them are links.

make-install list