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make: Makefile Names

 
 3.2 What Name to Give Your Makefile
 ===================================
 
 By default, when 'make' looks for the makefile, it tries the following
 names, in order: 'GNUmakefile', 'makefile' and 'Makefile'.
 
    Normally you should call your makefile either 'makefile' or
 'Makefile'.  (We recommend 'Makefile' because it appears prominently
 near the beginning of a directory listing, right near other important
 files such as 'README'.)  The first name checked, 'GNUmakefile', is not
 recommended for most makefiles.  You should use this name if you have a
 makefile that is specific to GNU 'make', and will not be understood by
 other versions of 'make'.  Other 'make' programs look for 'makefile' and
 'Makefile', but not 'GNUmakefile'.
 
    If 'make' finds none of these names, it does not use any makefile.
 Then you must specify a goal with a command argument, and 'make' will
 attempt to figure out how to remake it using only its built-in implicit
 rules.  Using Implicit Rules Implicit Rules.
 
    If you want to use a nonstandard name for your makefile, you can
 specify the makefile name with the '-f' or '--file' option.  The
 arguments '-f NAME' or '--file=NAME' tell 'make' to read the file NAME
 as the makefile.  If you use more than one '-f' or '--file' option, you
 can specify several makefiles.  All the makefiles are effectively
 concatenated in the order specified.  The default makefile names
 'GNUmakefile', 'makefile' and 'Makefile' are not checked automatically
 if you specify '-f' or '--file'.
 

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