microsoft / microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools
Support other make syntax than GNU (nmake, bsd)
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 242
- Forks
- 78
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Needed for repositories like:
https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd.git
https://www.openbsd.org/
https://www.netbsd.org/
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by tracing how Makefile Tools discovers and parses GNU make syntax, then identify the configuration and execution paths that assume GNU make. Done means nmake and BSD make repositories can be supported without breaking existing GNU make workflows, with coverage for each syntax.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- build-system, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100