Is it possible to implement a `trap' for GNU make

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Published on 2009-06-10T07:06:54Z Indexed on 2010/04/13 18:32 UTC
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I'm wondering if there's a way to implement the similar functionality as you get in bash scripts using `trap', but for gmake, such that if the user presses CTRL-C, or if make itself fails, it can call a particular target or macro.

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