makefile shell function

$(shell)

$(shell) is a special function in gmake that runs an external command and captures the output for use in the makefile.

For example, you could get the current working directory like this:

CWD=$(shell pwd)
all:
    @echo This makefile lives in $(CWD).

轉載自https://www.electric-cloud.com/blog/2009/03/23/makefile-performance-shell/