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GNU Make is a tool which is primarily used to build programs from source code. It is capable of automatically running many complex commands which are needed to compile programs.
If you haven’t heard of it before I recommend you read the GNU Make Manual.
Download & Notes
Download from the following URL:
- GNU Make For Windows v3.75 [700k]
If, when using make, you receive the error messasge ‘CreateProcess( «» .. blah, blah) failed’ then you should add the following to the top of your Makefile:
SHELL=cmd.exeNote: I offer no support for this program. You might prefer a more recent version of Make available from the unix-utils collection project.
Useful Links
If you’re looking for more Unix tools for Microsoft Windows please see the following local links:
- GNU Bash for Windows
- GNU Grep for Windows
- GNU Less for Windows
GNU Make for Windows (x86_64)
This repository is meant to provide an easy way to cross-compile GNU Make for Windows as trusted binaries of the most recent version were previously hard to find.
Using the Binaries
Head to the Releases page to download make.exe together with any required .dll files as a .zip-file. Create a new directory, e.g. C:\GNUMake where you can later extract the archive to. Now unpack the downloaded archive to this directory using the Windows explorer (or another file compression utility of your choice).
To make sure that you can invoke the make command from a shell, add the directory you created previously to your PATH environment variable first.
You may have to restart your shell (or your system just to make sure) afterwards. You can then test whether make is installed properly by entering make --version into a shell.
The output should look similar to this:
GNU Make 4.4 Built for x86_64-w64-mingw32 Copyright (C) 1988-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
Building Locally
This part was tested on Fedora 37 only so far, so you may have to adapt the package names or install additional ones.
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Install mingw64-gcc
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Clone this repository
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Download the
tar.gzfile of the GNU Make releaseFetch the tarball you would like to build from the project website or one of the mirrors listed there.
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(Optional, but recommended): Verify the integrity of the downloaded file
Download the corresponding by downloading the corresponding
tar.gz.sigfile as well.
Import the public key of the developer who signed the file. As of writing, the latest key for signing the releases was announced here. You can now verify the signature by runninggpg --verify make-*.tar.gz.sig. -
(Optional): Update the
build_version.sha256sumfileIf you would like to build a version of GNU Make that differs from the latest one used here, you have to update the
build_version.tar.gzfile because it determines the filename and hash which the build-script uses later. To update it, run the following command (adapt to your make version number).sha256sum make-4.4.tar.gz > ./build_version.sha256sum -
Compile
Open a shell and run the
cross_build_w64.shscript included in this repository.
If everything went well, you can find make.exe and its dependent .dll files in the make-<your version>/dist directory.
Known Limitations
- The built binaries come without the Guile Integration of GNU Make.
- Currently the builds are not reproducible. I’m still investigating what causes the differences. If you have an idea, how to adapt this repo to produce reproducible artifacts, PRs are welcome 😄
- Limited Testing: I’m only using a tiny subset of Make’s functionalities. If you encounter issues related to how these binaries are built, feel free to create an issue. Please note however that I’m not a maintainer of GNU Make itself, I only have built this repository.
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| make-4.1.tar.gz (md5) |
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| make-4.0.tar.gz (md5) |
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| Total downloads: | 27 |
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| make-3.82.tar.gz (md5) |
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| Total downloads: | 141 |
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| make-3.81.tar.gz (md5) |
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How to Install GNU Make on Windows 11
GNU Make is a build automation tool that is widely used in software development. Installing GNU Make on Windows 11 requires a few simple steps. This tutorial will guide you through the process step-by-step.
Step 1: Download the Binary
The first step is to download the binary file for GNU Make from the official website, http://www.gnu.org/software/make/.
- Navigate to the website and click on the “Download” button.
- Scroll down to “Binary releases” and select the appropriate file for your operating system. In this case, select “make-4.3-without-guile-w32.zip.”
- Click on the link to download the file.
Step 2: Extract the Binary
Once the binary file is downloaded, you will need to extract it.
- Navigate to the location where you downloaded the file.
- Right-click on the file and select “Extract All.»
- Choose a location to extract the file to and click “Extract.”
Step 3: Copy the Binary to a Directory
Next, you will copy the extracted files to a directory. For the purposes of this tutorial, we will use the “Program Files” directory.
- Open File Explorer and navigate to the directory where you extracted the files.
- Right-click on the “bin” folder and select «Copy.»
- Navigate to “C:\Program Files” and right-click on an empty space. Select «New» > «Folder» and name it “GNU Make.”
- Right-click on the “GNU Make” folder and select «Paste.» This will copy the “bin” folder into the “GNU Make” folder.
Step 4: Add GNU Make to the System Path
Once the binary is installed, you will need to add it to the system path.
- Right-click on the Windows icon in the taskbar and select “Search.»
- Type “Environment Variables” and select “Edit the system environment variables.”
- Click on “Environment Variables” at the bottom right of the “System Properties” window.
- Under “System Variables,” scroll down and select “Path,» then click «Edit.»
- Click «New» and enter “C:\Program Files\GNU Make\bin.» Click «OK» to save.
- Click «OK» to close the «Environment Variables» window.
- Click “OK” again to close the «System Properties» window.
Step 5: Verify the Installation
You can verify the installation by opening a command prompt and typing “make -v”. This will display the version of GNU Make that you have installed.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed GNU Make on Windows 11.
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