How to run "make" command in gitbash in windows?

Question

Can anyone help me to run Makefile in windows using "make" command. When I try to run from git bash, am getting following error,

$ make build bash: make: command not found

$ make deploy bash: make: command not found

Is there anyway to install this in gitbash or something or is there any other windows tool I need to use?

Krafftebing

Did you try to specify the path to make explicitly? – Parr

Answer 1

Sounds like Make isn't in your git-bash's path.

A quick search shows this guide, which suggests the following steps:

• Go to ezwinports.
• Download make-4.1-2-without-guile-w32-bin.zip (get the version without guile).
• Extract zip.
• Copy the contents to your Git\mingw64\ merging the folders, but do NOT overwrite/replace any existing files.

The guide is several years old. It may behoove you to read some of the comments before taking action.

Phytoplankton

it perfectly works, as of november 2022 its with make-4.4 thanks so much – Libidinous

The make-4.1-2-without-guile-w32-bin.zip is not being downloded. May be it expired. What to do? – Hammerless

You can try getting the most recent version from ezwinports' SourceForge. I don't know if this solution still works in 4.4.1. – Phytoplankton

Answer 2

You can also use chocolatey to install it:

choco install make

Here's the package.

Endora

Answer 3

Do the following steps

1. Install MinGW(https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/Installer/mingw-get-setup.exe/download)

2. Copy the following command in git bash

mingw-get install mingw32-make

And Thank me later...

Elegit

you thank yourself? – Slug