refactor: drop finicky quit-make function

Makefile

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 VERSION ?= $(shell git describe --tags --always --dirty | sed s'/dirty/dev/')
 TEMPLATES := $(shell find src/ -type f)
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := help
+SHELL := /bin/zsh
+INHERIT_SHELL = true
+msg = $(if $(tprint),$(call tprint,{a.bold}==> {a.magenta}$(1){a.end}),@echo '==> $(1)')
 
-msgfmt = {a.style('==>','bold')} {a.style('$(1)','b_magenta')} {a.style('<==','bold')}
-msg = $(call tprint,$(call msgfmt ,$(1)))
 
 ### task.mk development | args: -d -ms b_green --align center
 ## bootstrap | generate local dev environment
@@ -73,8 +74,8 @@ define USAGE
 endef
 
 EPILOG = \nfor more info: gh.dayl.in/task.mk
-PRINT_VARS := VERSION
+PRINT_VARS := VERSION SHELL
 -include .task.mk
 .task.mk: $(TEMPLATES) generate.py
-	$(call tprint,{a.b_yellow}re-jinjaing the local .task.mk{a.end})
+	$(call msg,re-jinjaing the local .task.mk)
 	@./generate.py $(VERSION) > .task.mk || (echo "generator failed!!" && rm .task.mk)

generate.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 import jinja2
 
-py_script_names = ["help", "ansi", "info", "print-ansi", "vars", "confirm", "quit_make"]
+py_script_names = ["help", "ansi", "info", "print-ansi", "vars", "confirm"]
 
 
 def get_jinja_env():

src/builtins.mk

@@ -4,9 +4,17 @@ ifeq (help,$(firstword $(MAKECMDGOALS)))
 	export HELP_ARGS
 endif
 ## h, help | show this help
-.PHONY: help h
-help h:
+ifdef HELP_ARGS
+help: help-args
+	$(error exiting early)
+.PHONY: help-args
+help-args:
 	$(call py,help_py)
+else
+.PHONY: help h
+h help:
+	$(call py,help_py)
+endif
 .PHONY: _help
 _help: export SHOW_HIDDEN=true
 _help: help
@@ -32,5 +40,5 @@ _update-task.mk:
 	curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk/main/task.mk -o .task.mk
 export MAKEFILE_LIST
 ifndef INHERIT_SHELL
-SHELL := /bin/bash
+SHELL := $(shell which bash)
 endif

src/confirm.py

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import sys
 
 ##- '$(ansi_py)' -##
-##- '$(quit_make_py)' -##
 
 
 def confirm():
@@ -23,5 +22,5 @@ def confirm():
 if confirm():
     sys.exit()
 else:
-    quit_make()
+    sys.exit(1)
 #% endblock %#

src/help.py

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import os
 import re
 
 ##- '$(ansi_py)' -##
-##- '$(quit_make_py)' -##
 
 MaxLens = namedtuple("MaxLens", "goal msg")
 
@@ -157,8 +156,8 @@ def print_arg_help(help_args):
 def main():
     help_args = os.getenv("HELP_ARGS")
     if help_args:
-        quit_make()
         print_arg_help(help_args)
+        print(a.faint)
     else:
         print_help()
 

src/quit_make.py

@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#% extends "py-script.mk" %#
-#% block name %#quit_make#% endblock %#
-#% block script %#
-
-import os, signal
-
-
-def quit_make():
-    os.kill(os.getppid(), signal.SIGQUIT)
-
-
-#% endblock %#