define REDIS1_CONF daemonize yes port 6379 requirepass foobared pidfile /tmp/redis1.pid endef define REDIS2_CONF daemonize yes port 6380 requirepass foobared pidfile /tmp/redis2.pid endef export REDIS1_CONF export REDIS2_CONF test: echo "$$REDIS1_CONF" | redis-server - echo "$$REDIS2_CONF" | redis-server - mvn clean compile test kill `cat /tmp/redis1.pid` kill `cat /tmp/redis2.pid` .PHONY: test