How to run "make" command in gitbash in windows?

Question

Can anyone help me to run Makefile in windows using "make" command. When I try to run from git bash, am getting following error,

$ make build bash: make: command not found

$ make deploy bash: make: command not found

Is there anyway to install this in gitbash or something or is there any other windows tool I need to use?

Answer 1

You can also use chocolatey to install it:

choco install make

Here's the package.

Answer 2

Sounds like Make isn't in your git-bash's path.

A quick search shows this guide, which suggests the following steps:

• Go to ezwinports.
• Download make-4.1-2-without-guile-w32-bin.zip (get the version without guile).
• Extract zip.
• Copy the contents to your Git\mingw64\ merging the folders, but do NOT overwrite/replace any existing files.

The guide is several years old. It may behoove you to read some of the comments before taking action.