.MAKEFILE File

The makefile file extension is associated with the Makefile used by various compilers of programming languages.

The makefile has instructions for a specific project.

Make reads its instructions from text files. An initialization file is read first, followed by the makefile. The initialization file holds instructions for all makes and is used to customize the operation of Make. Make automatically reads the initialization file whenever it starts up.
 

Files with makefile file extension are related to the Makefiles. A makefile stores instructions for a specific programming project.

How to open:

Use any source code editor to view content of *.makefile.

How to convert:

As far as we know, this .makefile file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.