Add support for including external makefiles

gsingh93 · Apr 5, 2024 · 350a98f · 350a98f
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,7 @@
 /out
 /.cache
 compile_commands.json
+
+/external/*
+!/external/external.mk
+!/external/README.md
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
@@ -439,3 +439,8 @@ endif
 
 .PHONY: run-ack
 run-ack: run
+
+EXTERNAL_DIR := $(ROOT_DIR)/external
+ifneq (,$(wildcard $(EXTERNAL_DIR)/external.mk))
+  include $(EXTERNAL_DIR)/external.mk
+endif
diff --git a/external/README.md b/external/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+All files called `rules.mk` contained within subfolders of this directory will
+be sourced at the end of the main `Makefile`. You can use this to add your own
+`make` targets. `rules.mk` will have access to all of the variables defined in
+the main `Makefile`.
diff --git a/external/external.mk b/external/external.mk
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include $(wildcard $(EXTERNAL_DIR)/*/rules.mk)