The Makefile Tools extension in VSCode has a configuration field makefile.buildLog.

From the docs:

The extension can also avoid running the make program when it configures your project, if you point the makefile.buildLog setting to the output of a build.

What exactly does the output of a build mean? How do I create it?

I want to use the feature, as I don’t want VSCode invoking dry runs, but couldn’t find any references to the expected input of such logs.