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make – Run targets in a Makefile

Synopsis

  • Run targets in a Makefile.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • make

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
chdir
path / required
Change to this directory before running make.
file
path
added in 2.5
Use a custom Makefile.
params
dictionary
Any extra parameters to pass to make.
target
string
The target to run.
Typically this would be something like install,test or all."

Examples

- name: Build the default target
  make:
    chdir: /home/ubuntu/cool-project

- name: Run 'install' target as root
  make:
    chdir: /home/ubuntu/cool-project
    target: install
  become: yes

- name: Build 'all' target with extra arguments
  make:
    chdir: /home/ubuntu/cool-project
    target: all
    params:
      NUM_THREADS: 4
      BACKEND: lapack

- name: Build 'all' target with a custom Makefile
  make:
    chdir: /home/ubuntu/cool-project
    target: all
    file: /some-project/Makefile

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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.9/modules/make_module.html