Makefile

@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ release: version-check
 	$(call msg,Release Project)
 	@./generate.py $(VERSION) > task.mk
 	@sed -i 's/task.mk\/.*\/task.mk/task.mk\/v$(VERSION)\/task.mk/g' README.md
-	@sed -i 's/task.mk\/.*\/task.mk/task.mk\/v$(VERSION)\/task.mk/g' docs/index.md
+	@git add task.mk README.md
-	@git add task.mk README.md docs/index.md
 	@git commit -m "release: v$(VERSION)" --no-verify
 	@git tag v$(VERSION)
 
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@ version-check:
 		$(call tprint-sh,{a.green}VERSION LOOKS GOOD!{a.end});\
 	fi
 
+
 ## info | demonstrate usage of tprint
 .PHONY: task
 info:
@@ -62,18 +62,23 @@ info:
 	$(call tprint,$(mlmsg))
 	$(call tprint,{a.custom(fg=(148, 255, 15),bg=(103, 2, 15))}Custom Colors TOO!{a.end})
 
+
 task.mk: $(TEMPLATES) generate.py
 	./generate.py $(VERSION) > task.mk
 
 define USAGE
-{a.$(HEADER_STYLE)}usage:{a.end}\n	make <recipe>\n
+{a.$(HEADER_STYLE)}usage:{a.end}
+	make <recipe>
+
   Turn your {a.style('`Makefile`','b_magenta')} into
   the {a.italic}{a.underline}task runner{a.end} you always needed.
-  See the example output below.\n
+  See the example output below.
+
 endef
 
 EPILOG = \nfor more info: gh.dayl.in/task.mk
 PRINT_VARS := VERSION
+
 -include .task.mk
 .task.mk: $(TEMPLATES) generate.py
 	$(call tprint,{a.b_yellow}re-jinjaing the local .task.mk{a.end})

README.md

@@ -4,12 +4,7 @@
   <p align="center">
   the task runner for GNU Make you've been missing
   </p>
-  <p align="center">
-  <a href="https://gh.dayl.in/task.mk">Documentation</a>
-  </p>
-
 </div>
-
 </br>
 
 GNU make is an excellent build tool and the task runner we love to hate, but can't escape.
@@ -37,14 +32,14 @@ If someone tries to invoke `make help` it will download `.task.mk` for them.
 
 ```make
 -include .task.mk
-$(if $(filter help,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),$(if $(wildcard .task.mk),,.task.mk: ; curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk/v22.9.19/task.mk -o .task.mk))
+$(if $(filter help,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),$(if $(wildcard .task.mk),,.task.mk: ; curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk/v22.9.14/task.mk -o .task.mk))
 ```
 
 You might also consider making it a consistently downloaded dependency if you plan to use any of it's advanced feature set, by dropping the `$(MAKECMDGOALS)` check.
 
 ```make
 -include .task.mk
-$(if $(wildcard .task.mk),,.task.mk: ; curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk/v22.9.19/task.mk -o .task.mk)
+$(if $(wildcard .task.mk),,.task.mk: ; curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk/v22.9.14/task.mk -o .task.mk)
 ```
 
 For more info see the [documentation](https://gh.dayl.in/task.mk).
@@ -57,7 +52,6 @@ But I just want a basic help output, surely I don't need python for this... you
 
 ```make
 ## h, help | show this help
-### additional text printed with the help
 .PHONY: help h
 help h: Makefile
 	@awk -v fill=$(shell sed -n 's/^## \(.*\) | .*/\1/p' $< | wc -L)\

docs/examples/check/check.mk

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+msgfmt = {a.style('==>','bold')} {a.style('$(1)','b_magenta')} {a.style('<==','bold')}
+msg = $(call tprint,$(call msgfmt ,$(1)))
+
+
 ## check | get user confirmation or exit
 .PHONY: check
 check:

docs/examples/embedded/embedded.mk

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+msgfmt = {a.style('==>','bold')} {a.style('$(1)','b_magenta')} {a.style('<==','bold')}
+msg = $(call tprint,$(call msgfmt ,$(1)))
+
 ### examples of task.mk features | args: --divider --align center --msg-style b_red
 define list_files_py
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -31,6 +34,14 @@ endef
 embedded-bash:
 	$(call tbash,bash_script,bash multiline is probably working)
 
+define mlmsg
+{a.b_yellow}
+It can even be multiline!{a.end}
+{a.style('and styles can be defined','red')}
+as python {a.bold}f-string{a.end} literals
+{a.end}
+endef
+
 define USAGE
 {a.$(HEADER_STYLE)}usage:{a.end}
 	make <recipe>

docs/index.md

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Current Features:
 Depends on `GNU Make`, obviously and `Python >=3.7`.
 
 Wait python?!?!, I'm not `pip` installing some package just to parse my makefile.
-I agree, all you need is one file [`.task.mk`](https://github.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk/v22.9.19/task.mk).
+I agree, all you need is one file [`.task.mk`](https://github.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk/blob/main/task.mk).
 You can automagically include it with just two additional lines to your `Makefile` (and probably one to your `.gitignore`) and your good to go.
 
 ## Setup
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ If someone tries to invoke `make help` it will download `.task.mk` for them.
 
 ```make
 -include .task.mk
-$(if $(filter help,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),$(if $(wildcard .task.mk),,.task.mk: ; curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk/v22.9.19/task.mk -o .task.mk))
+$(if $(filter help,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),$(if $(wildcard .task.mk),,.task.mk: ; curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk/v22.9.14/task.mk -o .task.mk))
 ```
 
 You might also consider making it a consistently downloaded dependency if you plan to use any of it's advanced feature set, by dropping the `$(MAKECMDGOALS)` check.
 
 ```make
 -include .task.mk
-$(if $(wildcard .task.mk),,.task.mk: ; curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk/v22.9.19/task.mk -o .task.mk)
+$(if $(wildcard .task.mk),,.task.mk: ; curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk/v22.9.14/task.mk -o .task.mk)
 ```
 
 Alternatively, you can use the builtin rule `_update-task.mk` to update to the latest development version.

src/config.mk

@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ DIVIDER ?= ─
 HELP_SEP ?= │
 # python f-string literals
 EPILOG ?=
-USAGE ?={ansi.$(HEADER_STYLE)}usage{ansi.end}:\n  make <recipe>\n
+USAGE ?={ansi.$(HEADER_STYLE)}usage{ansi.end}:\n  make <recipe>

src/help.py

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def fmt_goal(goal, msg, max_goal_len, argstr):
     msg_style = args.msg_style.strip() if args.msg_style else "$(MSG_STYLE)"
     return (
         ansi.style(f"  {goal:>{max_goal_len}}", goal_style)
-        + f" $(HELP_SEP) "
+        + " $(HELP_SEP) "
         + ansi.style(msg, msg_style)
     )
 

src/print-ansi.py

@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@
 #% block name %#print_ansi#% endblock %#
 #% block script %#
 ##- '$(ansi_py)' -##
-sep = f"$(HELP_SEP)"
+
 codes_names = {getattr(ansi, attr): attr for attr in ansi.__dict__}
 for code in sorted(codes_names.keys(), key=lambda item: (len(item), item)):
-    print(f"{codes_names[code]:>20} {sep} {code+'*****'+ansi.end} {sep} {repr(code)}")
+    print(
+        "{:>20} $(HELP_SEP) {} $(HELP_SEP) {}".format(
+            codes_names[code], code + "******" + ansi.end, repr(code)
+        )
+    )
 
 #% endblock %#

task.mk

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # }> [github.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk] <{ #
 # Copyright (c) 2022 Daylin Morgan
 # MIT License
-# version: 22.9.19
+# version: v22.9.14-18-g1a018e2-dev
 #
 # task.mk should be included at the bottom of your Makefile with `-include .task.mk`
 # See below for the standard configuration options that should be set prior to including this file.
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ DIVIDER ?= ─
 HELP_SEP ?= │
 # python f-string literals
 EPILOG ?=
-USAGE ?={ansi.$(HEADER_STYLE)}usage{ansi.end}:\n  make <recipe>\n
+USAGE ?={ansi.$(HEADER_STYLE)}usage{ansi.end}:\n  make <recipe>
 # ---- [buitlin recipes] ---- #
 ## h, help | show this help
 .PHONY: help h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def fmt_goal(goal, msg, max_goal_len, argstr):
     msg_style = args.msg_style.strip() if args.msg_style else "$(MSG_STYLE)"
     return (
         ansi.style(f"  {goal:>{max_goal_len}}", goal_style)
-        + f" $(HELP_SEP) "
+        + " $(HELP_SEP) "
         + ansi.style(msg, msg_style)
     )
 def fmt_rawmsg(msg, argstr, maxlens):
@@ -237,10 +237,13 @@ print(f"""$(2)""")
 endef
 define  print_ansi_py
 $(ansi_py)
-sep = f"$(HELP_SEP)"
 codes_names = {getattr(ansi, attr): attr for attr in ansi.__dict__}
 for code in sorted(codes_names.keys(), key=lambda item: (len(item), item)):
-    print(f"{codes_names[code]:>20} {sep} {code+'*****'+ansi.end} {sep} {repr(code)}")
+    print(
+        "{:>20} $(HELP_SEP) {} $(HELP_SEP) {}".format(
+            codes_names[code], code + "******" + ansi.end, repr(code)
+        )
+    )
 endef
 define  vars_py
 import os