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24 alternatives to Makefile.test for running your test executables

A makefile used for running test executables. Contribute to box/Makefile.test development by creating an account on GitHub.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Makefile.test for running your test executables launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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One makefile to rule them all▲57
Generic drop in Makefile. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
2023 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →
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Home Maker: Declare Your Dev Tools in a Makefile▲91
A developer's machine accumulates tools fast. A Rust CLI you compiled last year, a Python formatter installed via `uv`, a language server pulled from npm, a terminal emulator from a curl script, a Go binary built from source. Each came from a different package manager, each with its own install incantation you half-remember. I wanted a way to declare what I need without adopting a complex system like Nix or Ansible just for a single laptop. The result was a plain old Makefile. I wrote a short post on using Make (along with a tiny bash script and fzf) to create a searchable, single-command…
Mar 2026 · thottingal.in · its alternatives →
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Making GNU Make a better Task Runner▲98
I know this could be considered blasphemous, but I constantly find myself using Make as a task runner. I have written my own task runner in the past, but somehow I always end up using make. I went, and I put together 3 quality of life snippets I use all the time and put it in a single makext.mk file that can be included in other Makefiles and wrote a basic readme for it. This is not meant to be a replacement for other task runners, but I do think it can be useful to some of you. https://github.com/mitjafelicijan/makext Check it out and see if it makes sense to you. Thanks…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Just.sh – compiler that turns Justfiles into portable shell scripts▲64
Justfiles are like Makefiles, except Just is a command runner, whereas Make is a build system. As I understand it, Just was built to be a less arcane version of Make for collecting commands common to a code repository. When I first learned about Just, I realized that parsing arguments and running commands is exactly what shell scripts do, and there probably isn't much Just does that sh doesn't. This project proves that hypothesis by compiling Justfiles to portable (POSIX-compatible) shell scripts. just.sh is particularly useful for running Justfiles in esoteric environments where Just may…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Makedown – A Markdown powered Makefile alternative▲142
`makedown` allows you to organise your shell scripts in one or several markdown files, by mix and matching different scripting languages for various commands and needs. zsh/bash/sh, python, javascript or anything else available on your system. Handy for replacing one-line-based package.json scripts or shell-based Makefiles. One can also write documentation and explanations to various commands in the same `.md` file. Most editors highlight correctly most languages in the markdown code blocks, even when you use several scripting languages. Here is a demo .md file…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Terminal Gif Maker▲97
Creating code samples in simple terminal interface
2022 · terminalgif.com · its alternatives →
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Experimental Directory and File Creator▲5
Experimental directory and file creator. Contribute to madprops/dirfun development by creating an account on GitHub.
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Bud – Command Runner inspired by Make▲5
Makefile inspired Command Runner. Contribute to dohsimpson/bud development by creating an account on GitHub.
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A/B Testing for Rails▲7
A/B testing for Rails. Contribute to ankane/field_test development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Build is like Makefile for single files▲9
build is like Makefile for single files. Contribute to hbbio/build development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Makey▲24
Centralize your Makefile Command Execution
2024 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
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Manage Python Virtual Environment with a Makefile▲13
Seamlessly manage Python virtual environment with a Makefile - sio/Makefile.venv
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Gmake – A thin wrapper around make that finds makefiles for you▲7
rmake finds makefiles so you don't have to. Contribute to joshi4/rmake development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Image Files for Image-Upload testing [git]▲11
Image files for Image-Upload testing. Contribute to ggtd/Image-files-for-Image-Upload-testing development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Generate E2E tests for your applications from its URL▲5
Hi Hackernews, I’m Marvin from playrun.dev (https://playrun.dev), a platform for generating end-to-end tests for your application using just the URL. I recently worked on a project rewrite with a small team on a tight deadline. We needed to keep shipping while also writing tests for the application. We believed unit tests were a waste of time and decided e2e tests were the way to go, but doing so manually was still time-consuming and made shipping slower. Testing is one of those things we do as engineers that don’t have immediate ROI, and it was almost impossible to make the…
2024 · its alternatives →
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An interactive test runner for Rust projects▲6
interactive test runner for rust projects. Contribute to onur-ozkan/cargo-qtest development by creating an account on GitHub.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Gitleaks-CI. Check GitHub PRs for Secrets▲7
gitleaks, but for PRs. Contribute to zricethezav/gitleaks-ci development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Tool to manage your dotfiles▲6
A tool to manage your dotfiles. Contribute to robertdxyz/dotfiles-manager development by creating an account on GitHub.
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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My first 5 minutes in a VPS and beyond, in scripts▲8
Some installation scripts for Ubuntu 14.04. Contribute to drkarl/install-scripts development by creating an account on GitHub.
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Cron for GitHub▲5
Contribute to packsaddle/ruby-cron_for_github-app development by creating an account on GitHub.
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Goss – A serverspec-like tool written in go▲5
Quick and Easy server testing/validation. Contribute to goss-org/goss development by creating an account on GitHub.
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Pytest-scrutinize – find bottlenecks in your test suite▲7
Find bottlenecks in your test suites. Contribute to orf/pytest-scrutinize development by creating an account on GitHub.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Building Vim as an Portable Executable▲7
Actually Portable Executable build of Vim. Contribute to edoannunziata/vimape development by creating an account on GitHub.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A TestDox reporter for pytest▲5
A TestDox format reporter for pytest. Contribute to renanivo/pytest-testdox development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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