How to Use make on Windows

 Option 2: Install GNU Make via Chocolatey#

This method allows you to use make directly in PowerShell or Command Prompt.

Prerequisites#

Before installing GNU Make via Chocolatey, ensure you have Chocolatey package manager installed on your Windows system.

To check if Chocolatey is installed: Open PowerShell as Administrator and run:

choco --version

If Chocolatey is not installed:

1. Open PowerShell as Administrator

2. Run the following command to install Chocolatey:

   Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))

3. Close and reopen PowerShell as Administrator

Installing GNU Make#

1. Open PowerShell or Command Prompt as Administrator

   Press Win + X and select "Windows PowerShell (Admin)" or "Command Prompt (Admin)"

2. Install GNU Make using Chocolatey

   choco install make

3. Confirm the installation

   When prompted, type y or yes to proceed with the installation.

4. Verify the installation

5. After installation completes, verify that make is available:

   make --version

   You should see output similar to:

   GNU Make 4.x.x Built for Windows32

Usage#

Once installed, you can use make commands directly in any PowerShell or Command Prompt window:

# Navigate to your project directory
cd path\to\your\project

# Run make commands
make
make build
make clean