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http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/ug/larger/makefiles.html

http://www.delorie.com/gnu/docs/make/make_toc.html

You shouldn't need to worry about the shell until you get into more
complex Makefiles.  I suggest avoiding that until you get the hang of
simple Makefiles.  DJGPP's make is quite capable of supporting the
command.com syntax as well as emulating a number of simpler shell-isms
internally.  But, the commands you use in a Makefile should be no
different than the ones you'd use in a batch file.  Make's job is
primarily to decide *which* commands to run, not to make the commands
more complex.

http://www.delorie.com/gnu/docs/make/make_16.html talks about
automatic dependency generation, but that's more robust (and complex)
than most need.  For simple DJGPP Makefiles, just add -MMD to your gcc
options, and put this at the end of your Makefile:

DEPS=$(wildcard *.d)
ifneq ($(DEPS),)
include $(DEPS)
endif

And it's best to be simple anyway :-)

You're not at a disadvantage by not knowing unix (well, posix).  There
are a few traditional things (like using dashes for command-line
options, and that they preceed other non-options) but you'll pick
those up quickly enough.