GNU Make
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
0warn against
Jun 8, 2026first mention
Oct 1, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Like anything else, recursive make can be used in a right way and in a wrong way.”
“It then becomes just `make release`. it is portable already and does not add yet another host dependency”
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“Make has long been my go-to script runner and build tool, simple and ubiquitous”
“I use GNU Make for my Python and GNU Guile projects just fine.”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
Threads where it came up
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All comments 5
“Like anything else, recursive make can be used in a right way and in a wrong way.”
“It then becomes just `make release`. it is portable already and does not add yet another host dependency”
“I try to use Makefile to document data pipelines, but it's easy for it to become spaghetti.”
“Make has long been my go-to script runner and build tool, simple and ubiquitous”
“I use GNU Make for my Python and GNU Guile projects just fine.”