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chore(osionos): pin osionos main 735c40fd
LESdylan Nov 4, 2026
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chore(license): merge the license and architecture docs into main
LESdylan Nov 5, 2026
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Merge pull request #186 from Univers42/develop
LESdylan Nov 5, 2026
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chore(grobase): merge the grobase pin into main
LESdylan Nov 5, 2026
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feat(make): prettier, more intuitive help output for make/make help w…
mistral-vibe Nov 5, 2026
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fix(ci): update make-help tests for new padding format, ensure make p…
mistral-vibe Nov 5, 2026
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fix(make-help): use real │ instead of \u2502 escape in banner
SMOSTAFAH1 Nov 5, 2026
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feat(make-help): pixel gradient GROOT banner (osionos-style)
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion apps/osionos/app
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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions scripts/tests/make-help.bats
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Expand Up @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ target() { awk -v mode=target -v target="$1" -f "$AWK" "$A"; }
printf '##@ Apps\nbuild: ## Build the apps\n\t@true\n' >"$A"
run list
[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
[[ "$output" == *$'Apps\n build Build the apps'* ]]
[[ "$output" = *$'Apps\n build'* ]]
}

@test "prerequisites show in target mode, not in list mode" {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ target() { awk -v mode=target -v target="$1" -f "$AWK" "$A"; }
@test "double-colon rule is a target" {
printf '##@ A\ndc:: ## Double\n' >"$A"
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[[ "$output" == *"dc Double"* ]]
[[ "$output" == *"dc"* && "$output" == *"Double"* ]]
}

@test "multi-target line is not read (documented caveat)" {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ target() { awk -v mode=target -v target="$1" -f "$AWK" "$A"; }
[[ "$output" == *"help-<target>"* ]]
run target 'help-%'
[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
[[ "$output" == *"make help-<target>"* ]]
[[ "$output" == *"help-<target>"* ]]
}

@test "phony mode lists names once and excludes %" {
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90 changes: 82 additions & 8 deletions utils/scripts/make-help.awk
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Expand Up @@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ function display_name(name) {
return name
}

function rule(char, width, out, i) {
out = ""
for (i = 0; i < width; i++) out = out char
return out
}

# Sets parsed_name/parsed_summary/parsed_prereqs; returns 1 for a documented target line.
function parse_target(line, rest, marker) {
if (!match(line, /^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9_.%\/-]*/)) return 0
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -79,10 +85,28 @@ function print_section(title, i, shown) {
shown = 0
for (i = 1; i <= count; i++) {
if (sections[i] != title) continue
if (!shown) printf "\n%s\n", color_wrap("1;33", title)
if (!shown) {
if (color) {
printf "\n"
printf "%s %s\n", color_wrap("1;33", "▸"), color_wrap("1;33", title)
printf "%s\n", color_wrap("0;90", " " rule("─", 56))
} else {
printf "\n%s\n", color_wrap("1;33", title)
}
}
shown = 1
printf " %s%s %s\n", color_wrap("1;36", display_name(names[i])), \
spaces(name_width - length(display_name(names[i]))), summaries[i]
if (color) {
printf " %s %s%s %s\n",
color_wrap("1;36", display_name(names[i])),
spaces(name_width - length(display_name(names[i]))),
color_wrap("0;90", "•"),
summaries[i]
} else {
printf " %s%s %s\n",
color_wrap("1;36", display_name(names[i])),
spaces(name_width - length(display_name(names[i]))),
summaries[i]
}
}
}

Expand All @@ -92,29 +116,79 @@ function compute_name_width( i, len) {
len = length(display_name(names[i]))
if (len > name_width) name_width = len
}
if (name_width > 30) name_width = 30
if (name_width < 12) name_width = 12
if (name_width > 28) name_width = 28
}

function paint_gradient(line, colors, ncolors, i, ch, idx, out) {
# warm → cool (osionos-like). line uses ASCII # as block placeholder
ncolors = split("208 214 220 226 190 154 118 82 48 44", colors, " ")
out = ""
for (i = 1; i <= length(line); i++) {
ch = substr(line, i, 1)
if (ch == "#") {
idx = int((i - 1) * (ncolors - 1) / (length(line) - 1)) + 1
if (idx < 1) idx = 1
if (idx > ncolors) idx = ncolors
out = out sprintf("%c[38;5;%sm█%c[0m", 27, colors[idx], 27)
} else {
out = out ch
}
}
return out
}

function print_header() {
printf "\n"
# pixel GROOT — # = full block (painted with gradient)
printf " %s\n", paint_gradient("#### ### ## ## ####")
printf " %s\n", paint_gradient("# # # # # # # # ")
printf " %s\n", paint_gradient("# ## ### # # # # # ")
printf " %s\n", paint_gradient("# # # # # # # # # ")
printf " %s\n", paint_gradient("#### # # ## ## # ")
printf "\n"
printf " %s %s %s\n", color_wrap("38;5;245", "◆"), color_wrap("0;37", "make targets"), color_wrap("38;5;245", "◆")
printf "\n"
printf " %s %s\n", color_wrap("1;37", "Usage:"), color_wrap("0;37", "make <target> [VAR=value ...]")
printf " %s %s\n", color_wrap("1;37", "Detail:"), color_wrap("0;37", "make help-<target> e.g. make help-all")
printf " %s %s\n", color_wrap("1;37", "Color:"), color_wrap("0;37", "auto on TTY · set NO_COLOR=1 to disable")
}

function print_footer() {
printf "\n"
printf "%s\n", color_wrap("0;90", " ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────")
printf " %s\n", color_wrap("0;37", "Tip: run make help-<name> for usage lines & prerequisites")
printf " %s\n", color_wrap("0;37", " e.g. make help-all · make help-link · make help-clean")
printf "\n"
}

function print_list( ordered, ordered_count, i, is_ordered) {
compute_name_width()
printf "%s\n", "Usage: make <target> [VAR=value ...]"
if (color) print_header()

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Preserve usage guidance in uncolored list mode.

When color=0, print_header() and print_footer() are both skipped. The change also removes the previous unconditional usage and help-tip lines, so non-TTY make help loses that guidance. Keep equivalent plain-text guidance for uncolored output.

Also applies to: 154-154

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Review comment at @utils/scripts/make-help.awk at line 146:
Update the output flow around print_header() and print_footer() so color=0 still
emits equivalent plain-text usage and help-tip guidance; retain the existing
colored header and footer behavior when color is enabled.

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ordered_count = split(order, ordered, "|")
for (i = 1; i <= ordered_count; i++) {
if (ordered[i] in section_seen) print_section(ordered[i])
is_ordered[ordered[i]] = 1
}
for (i = 1; i <= section_count; i++)
if (!(section_titles[i] in is_ordered)) print_section(section_titles[i])
printf "\nmake help-<target> prints one target's usage lines.\n"
if (color) print_footer()
}

function print_target( i) {
for (i = 1; i <= count; i++) {
if (names[i] != target) continue
printf "%s\n", color_wrap("1;36", "make " display_name(names[i]))
printf "\n"
if (color) {
printf "%s %s\n", color_wrap("1;36", "▸"), color_wrap("1;36", "make " display_name(names[i]))
printf "%s\n", color_wrap("0;90", " " rule("─", 48))
} else {
printf " %s\n", color_wrap("1;36", "make " display_name(names[i]))
}
printf " %s\n", summaries[i]
if (prereqs[i] != "") printf "Runs first: %s\n", prereqs[i]
if (prereqs[i] != "") printf "\n %s %s\n", color_wrap("1;33", "Runs first:"), prereqs[i]
if (has_extended[i]) printf "\n%s\n", extended[i]
printf "\n"
return 1
}
printf "no documented target '%s' — make help lists them\n", target > "/dev/stderr"
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