How do Makefiles work?

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Tags

1. #executed
2. #compile
3. #using
4. #executable
5. #defines
6. #program
7. #makefile
8. #utility
9. #binary
10. #source
11. #projects
12. #tasks
13. #which
14. #installed
15. #requires
16. #final
17. #install