Remake
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remake is a build tool that extends GNU make with a debugger and detailed error reporting. It uses make-compatible Makefiles as they are, and with the --debugger option it supports per-target breakpoints, step-by-step execution, and inspecting variable values; on failure, it shows which line of which target caused the problem, along with the call trace. It is used instead of make to track down dependency problems in complex Makefiles.
remake - GNU make utility with enhanced debugger.