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make - Run targets in a Makefile
New in version 2.1.
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  
        required
         | 
      
        
        cd into this directory before running make
         | 
     |
| file  
        (added in 2.5)
         | 
      
        
        Use file as a Makefile
         | 
     |
| params | 
        
        Any extra parameters to pass to make
         | 
     |
| target | 
        
        The target to run
         | 
     
Examples
# Build the default target
- make:
    chdir: /home/ubuntu/cool-project
# Run `install` target as root
- make:
    chdir: /home/ubuntu/cool-project
    target: install
  become: yes
# Pass in extra arguments to build
- make:
    chdir: /home/ubuntu/cool-project
    target: all
    params:
      NUM_THREADS: 4
      BACKEND: lapack
# Pass a file as a Makefile
- make:
    chdir: /home/ubuntu/cool-project
    target: all
    file: /some-project/Makefile
  Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
Maintenance
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- Linus Unnebäck (@LinusU) <linus@folkdatorn.se>
 
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