c - Backtrace for GNU make -
is there way gnu make print "backtrace" of targets led command being executed when fails? regularly deal heavily obfuscated makefiles while resolving portability issues building software on new system, , seems should extremely simple thing make aid in debugging, can't find way request it. i'd see like: gcc: error: ... make[2]: error: gcc ... make[2]: error building target bar make[2]: error building dependency bar target foo make[1]: error: make -c subdir make[1]: error building target subdir make[1]: error building dependency subdir target ... showing entire dependency path how failed command ended getting executed. is there way this? make -p , make -d provide interesting information, not precisely asking for. see make's man page .