Improved (after some years)

Makefile

@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
+CC = cc
+CFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -Werror -pedantic -std=c99 
+UNAME := $(shell uname)
+
 all:
-	echo "Compiling"
-	gcc -o ropipe ropipe.c
+	@echo "Compiling"
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o ropipe ropipe.c
+	@echo "Done"
+
+
 install:
+ifneq ($(UNAME), Linux)
+	@echo "Automatic installation is only supported on Linux"
+	@echo "Please copy the binary to a directory in your PATH"
+	@echo "and the manpage to your manpages directory"
+	@exit
+endif
 ifeq (,$(wildcard ./ropipe))
 	make
 endif
@@ -9,20 +22,26 @@ ifneq ($(shell id -u), 0)
 	@echo "You must be root to install"
 else
 	mkdir -p /usr/local/share/man/man1/
-	echo "Copying man file"
+	@echo "Copying man file"
 	cp ropipe.1 /usr/local/share/man/man1/ropipe.1
-	echo "Installing binary"
+	@echo "Installing binary"
 	cp ropipe /usr/bin/ropipe
 endif
+
 uninstall:
+ifneq ($(UNAME), Linux)
+	@echo "Automatic uninstalling is only supported on Linux"
+	@exit
+endif
 ifneq ($(shell id -u), 0)
 	@echo "You must be root to uninstall"
 else
-	echo "Removing man file"
+	@echo "Removing man file"
 	rm -rf /usr/local/share/man/man1/ropipe.1
-	echo "Uninstalling binary"
+	@echo "Uninstalling binary"
 	rm -rf /usr/bin/ropipe
 endif
+
 update:
 	git pull
 	make install