Wow, that Makefile rule... smr: smr.c @${RM} -rf smr ${CP} smr.c smr ${CHMOD} +x... | Hacker News

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		Thorrez on May 12, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ●●\|●●●●●\|●●\|● Wow, that Makefile rule... `smr: smr.c @${RM} -rf smr ${CP} smr.c smr ${CHMOD} +x smr`

gustavorg on May 12, 2021 [–]

why the "wow"? Looks ok to me.

GuB-42 on May 12, 2021 | [–]

Copy a .c file to an executable is definitely not ok, normally you'd call the compiler here.

It only works because it is a very special c file.

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