Git commit from within a Makefile

Question

I have a Makefile for a Latex project I'm working on. Makefiles aren't my forte, but is there a way to do something like:

make git "My comment"

And have the makefile execute:

git commit -m "My comment"
git push origin master

?

Answer 1

You could use a variable and read it from within the Makefile. Example:

git:
    git commit -m "$m"

Then you can commit with: make git m="My comment".

Answer 2

You could call it like

make git-"My comment"

and write a pattern rule for git-%:

git-%: 
        git commit -m "$(@:git-%=%)"
        git push origin master