This extension allows you to run a Makefile target from within the editor by clicking above the target. It will execute the following command in the terminal:

make -C "${makefileDir}" -f ${filename} ${target}

makefileDir - the directory of the Makefile that is being edited
filename - file where you clicked the TARGET
target - the text found using the following logic:
- any line starting with an alphabeticnumeric string followed by a colon and not including =

make -C is used to change directory (instead of a shell cd ... && ...) so the command works in shells that do not support &&, such as nushell.

Features

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Requirements

Tested on vscode 1.72.2

Extension Settings

clickmake.enabled (boolean, default true) — enable or disable processing of Makefiles.
clickmake.parser ("split" | "fsm", default "split") — which parsing implementation to use:
- split — simple line-split parser. Readable and fast enough for normal Makefiles.
- fsm — single-pass scanner. ~3x faster on very large files, with identical output.

CodeLenses are cached per document and only recomputed after the file is saved (or when configuration changes), so editing does not re-parse on every keystroke.

Development

Parsing lives in src/MakefileParser.ts as pure, vscode-independent functions, so it can be unit/perf/fuzz tested without launching VSCode.

npm run test:unit   # unit + fuzz + cross-implementation equivalence tests (mocha, no electron)
npm run bench       # split vs fsm micro-benchmark (bun)
npm run test        # full integration tests (launches VSCode via @vscode/test-electron)

Known Issues

Command executed and the text displayed above the target are not yet configurable.

Release Notes

0.4.2

CodeLenses are now cached and only recomputed on save instead of on every keystroke
Parsing extracted into a pure, testable module with unit / fuzz / benchmark coverage
Added clickmake.parser setting to choose between the split (default) and fsm parsers
Line endings now handled robustly (\r\n, \n, and lone \r)
Removed unimplemented settings (cacheSize, commandTemplate, titleTemplate)