GNU make
Automatic variables
$ cat Makefile
all: foo_one foo_two
foo_%: bar_a bar_b
@echo $*: this is $@ and it requires $^
bar_%: baz
@echo $*: this is $@ and it requires $^
baz:
@echo this is baz
$ make
this is baz
a: this is bar_a and it requires baz
b: this is bar_b and it requires baz
one: this is foo_one and it requires bar_a bar_b
two: this is foo_two and it requires bar_a bar_b