ndmitchell/shake

Interactive Makefile to Shake convertor

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#140 opened on Jul 9, 2014

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good first issue

Description

Not intended for running, but intended to provide lots of samples, and easy ways to type and interactively see what you would do in Shake. It should deal with as many corner cases as possible, e.g. how do you switch to Shell mode in cmd, use of () <- to bind etc.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
None
Domain
build system
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
understanding of Makefile syntaxfamiliarity with Shake build systembasic Haskell knowledge
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
Investigate how Shake's 'cmd' function works, particularly the Shell mode. Understand common Makefile constructs and how they map to Shake rules. Build a simple interactive CLI that takes Makefile input and outputs corresponding Shake code. Study the Shake library for API details.