makex 20240401

Build tool

makex

Makex is a new and simplified build and automation tool, similar to the original Make.

It makex stuff happen. 🙂

What Makex is used for

• Compiling software/applications/firmware
• Building filesystems/trees/file archives
• Building and deploying websites and web applications
• Running things in a repeatable manner
• Replacing most or all of the other build systems

Features

• Familiar Syntax
• File Hashing and Checksums
• Dependency Graphs
• Caching
• Workspaces
• Copy on Write

Links

• Documentation
• Installation Instructions
• Troubleshooting
• Support: Google Groups or [e-mail]

Quick Start

1. Install:

pip install makex

2. Define a Makex file (name it Makexfile):

#!makex

task(
    name="hello-world",
    steps=[
        write("hello-world.txt", "Hello World!"),

        # or, you can use the shell, but it's not recommended:
        # shell(f"echo 'Hello World!' > {path('hello-world')}/hello-world.txt"),
    ],
    outputs=[
        "hello-world.txt",
    ],
)

3. Run makex and the target:

makex run :hello-world

4. A file at _output_/hello-world/hello-world.txt will have the following contents:

Hello World!

Limitations

• Mac support is not tested.
• Windows is not tested or supported (yet).

This is an early release of Makex. Things may change. If you have any problems, feel free to contact us. 

Pronunciation

Makex is pronounced "makes", ˈmeɪks, ˈmeɪkˈɛks (or just "make" 🙂).