1.6 Global Rules (GNUmakefile.postamble)

The GNUmakefile.postamble file is an optional file you may include in your package to define additional rules that should be executed when making and/or installing the project. There is a template GNUmakefile.postamble file in the Makefile package that you can use as an example. Most of the rules are self explanatory. The ‘before-’ rules define things that should happen before a process is executed (e.g. ‘before-all’ for before compilation, ‘before-install’ for before installation). The ‘after-’ rules define things that should happen after a process is complete.

You can even define additional rules such as ones that a particular to your specific package or that are to be used by developers only.