When a makefile performs a 'copy -i' or an 'install' and the target file already exists, those utilities prompt the user to overwrite. That prompt is not "passed through" to the user by colormake. The result is that it seems to the user that the makefile operation has 'stalled' or is 'hung'.
When a makefile performs a 'copy -i' or an 'install' and the target file already exists, those utilities prompt the user to overwrite. That prompt is not "passed through" to the user by colormake. The result is that it seems to the user that the makefile operation has 'stalled' or is 'hung'.