eMake can emulate different make variants: GNU Make (gmake), gmake in a Cygwin environment, and Microsoft NMAKE (nmake). It can also emulate Ninja. By default, --emake-emulation=<mode> is set to gmake, which supports a subset of GNU Make 3.81 (see Unsupported GNU Make Options and Features ).
The following modes are available:
| Mode | Linux support | Windows support |
|---|---|---|
gmake4.3 |
Yes |
Yes |
gmake4.2 |
Yes |
Yes |
gmake4.1 |
Yes |
Yes |
gmake4.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
gmake3.82 |
Yes |
Yes |
gmake |
Yes |
Yes |
gmake3.81 |
Yes |
Yes |
gmake3.80 |
Yes |
Yes |
gmake3.79.1 |
Yes |
Yes |
nmake |
No |
Yes |
nmake8 |
No |
Yes |
nmake7 |
No |
Yes |
cygwin |
No |
Yes |
ninja |
Yes |
Yes |
ninja1.9.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
ninja1.7.2 |
Yes |
Yes |
You can rename emake.exe to nmake.exe, gmake.exe, and so on to change the emulation type for all builds automatically. See the --emake-emulation-table option in the “ eMake Command-Line Options, Variables, and Configuration File ” section.
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NMAKE emulation example
To use NMAKE, use the following option to set the emulation type:
--emake-emulation=nmake