makefile: more sensitive error messages

Makefile

@@ -1,29 +1,23 @@
-# Define the source directory, read from the environment variable ALMANACK_ROOT
-# Ensure to handle the case where ALMANACK_ROOT is not set
-SRC_DIR := $(ALMANACK_ROOT)/web/
-DEST := boat:/var/local/www/www.almnck.com/
-
-# Define the rsync options
-RSYNC_OPTS := -avz --delete
-
-# Define the default target, so it does nothing if just 'make' is run
 .PHONY: default
 default:
 	@echo "Please specify a target to run, e.g., 'make live' for live deployment."
 
-# Define the 'live' target which will be triggered on 'make live'
-.PHONY: live
-live:
+# Define a common rule to check if ALMANACK_ROOT is set
+.PHONY: check-activated
+check-activated:
 ifndef ALMANACK_ROOT
-	$(error ALMANACK_ROOT is undefined. Please export it before running 'make live'.)
+	$(error ALMANACK_ROOT is undefined. Please run `source bin/a-activate` before running any targets.)
 endif
-	@rsync $(RSYNC_OPTS) $(SRC_DIR) $(DEST)
+
+# Define the 'live' target which will be triggered on 'make live'
+RSYNC_OPTS := -avz --delete
+DEST := boat:/var/local/www/www.almnck.com/
+.PHONY: live
+live: check-activated
+	@rsync $(RSYNC_OPTS) $(ALMANACK_ROOT)/web/ $(DEST)
 
 .PHONY: test-doc
-test-doc:
-ifndef ALMANACK_ROOT
-	$(error ALMANACK_ROOT is undefined. Please export it before running 'make test-doc'.)
-endif
+test-doc: check-activated
 	@echo Running doc-check-links
 	@sh $(ALMANACK_ROOT)/src/tests/doc-check-links | tapview
 

bin/a-activate

@@ -45,4 +45,5 @@ PASSWORD_STORE_DIR=$ALMANACK_ROOT/secrets/ pass $*
 a-deactivate() {
 deactivate
 unset -f cd
+unset ALMANACK_ROOT
 }