makefile-validator

You can validate a Makefile by running a script that performs GNU make dry-run checks and mbake validation. This detects syntax errors, style violations, and hard-coded credentials to prevent CI failures and credential leakage.

mbake-based Makefile validation checks for proper .PHONY declarations, safe variable usage, error handling, and formatting consistency to ensure best-practice conformance and safe, repeatable build results.

Yes, this Makefile linter works in CI pipelines and pre-commit hooks. It implements venv isolation and dependency installation to ensure safe, repeatable validation results across automated code review workflows.

Yes, you need python3, pip3, make, and mbake installed to run Makefile validation. The workflow uses venv isolation and these dependencies to execute dry-run checks and formatting validation safely.

To check a GNU Makefile for missing colons and indentation issues, execute the validation script. It uses a GNU make dry-run combined with mbake checks to detect syntax correctness and formatting consistency problems.