Makefile that distincts between Windows and Unix-like systems
I solved this by looking for an env variable that will only be set on windows.
ifdef OS RM = del /Q FixPath = $(subst /,\,$1)else ifeq ($(shell uname), Linux) RM = rm -f FixPath = $1 endifendifclean: $(RM) $(call FixPath,objs/*)Because %OS% is the type of windows, it should be set on all Windows computers but not on Linux.
The blocks then setups up variables for the different programs as well as a function for converting the forward slashes into backslashes.
You to have to use $(call FixPath,path) when you call an outside command (internal commands work fine). You could also use something like:
/ := /and then
objs$(/)*if you like that format better.
The SystemRoot trick didn't work for me on Windows XP but this did:
ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT) #Windows stuff ...else #Linux stuff ....endif
You should probably use the $(RM) variable to remove some files.