Makefile : Compile Folder of Templates to Folder of Scripts

[TekWizely]

Inspired by this issue post:

• Allow variable with .tpl file path as argument to .INCLUDE directive #16 (comment)

I decided I wanted to share the Makefile in case its useful to others.

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I whipped up a small makefile that might be useful for compiling a directory containing templates into a directory containing re-usable scripts:

Makefile

.PHONY: all clean

.DEFAULT_GOAL := all

BASH_TPL := bash-tpl

TPL_DIR := ./tpl
SH_DIR  := ./sh

TPL_FILES := $(wildcard $(TPL_DIR)/*.tpl $(TPL_DIR)/**/*.tpl)
SH_FILES  := $(patsubst $(TPL_DIR)/%.tpl,$(SH_DIR)/%.sh,$(TPL_FILES))

all: $(SH_FILES) ## Compile templates into shell scipts

clean: ## Remove any shell scripts that have matching templates
	rm -f $(SH_FILES)

$(SH_DIR)/%.sh: $(TPL_DIR)/%.tpl
	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
	$(BASH_TPL) $< -o $@
	@chmod +x $@

This makefile was very much a quick hack, but may serve as a useful starter for projects with multiple templates.