make : rule call rule

Question

In a makefile, can I call a rule from another rule?

Similar to:

rule1:
        echo \"bye\"
rule2:
        date
rule3:
        @echo \"hello\"
               


        

Answer 1

Makefiles are not procedural; "rules" are not like functions. That said, you can specify that one rule is a prerequisite of another:

rule1:
    @echo "Rule 1"

rule2: rule1
    @echo "Rule 2"

If you do make rule2, you should see:

Rule 1
Rule 2