Make Build Tool

  1. Conditional Processing
    1. Conditional Syntax Overview
      1. Structure of Conditional Statements
        1. Placement in Makefiles
          1. Indentation and Formatting
            1. Conditional Nesting Rules
            2. Types of Conditionals
              1. Equality Conditionals
                1. ifeq (arg1,arg2)
                  1. ifneq (arg1,arg2)
                    1. String Comparison Rules
                      1. Whitespace Handling
                      2. Definition Conditionals
                        1. ifdef variable
                          1. ifndef variable
                            1. Variable Definition Testing
                              1. Empty Variable Handling
                            2. Conditional Structure
                              1. if-else-endif Blocks
                                1. Multiple else Branches
                                  1. Nested Conditionals
                                    1. Syntax for Nested Conditionals
                                      1. Readability Considerations
                                        1. Debugging Nested Conditions
                                      2. Use Cases for Conditionals
                                        1. Platform-specific Builds
                                          1. Operating System Detection
                                            1. Architecture-specific Code
                                              1. Compiler Selection
                                                1. Library Path Configuration
                                                2. Build Configuration
                                                  1. Debug vs. Release Builds
                                                    1. Feature Toggling
                                                      1. Optimization Levels
                                                        1. Conditional Compilation Flags
                                                        2. Environment Adaptation
                                                          1. Tool Availability Checking
                                                            1. Version-specific Behavior
                                                              1. User Preference Handling

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