I want to set the default text editor for Makefiles to something like Atom or Sublime Text to make them easier to open, and so that when I edit remote Makefiles through CyberDuck they will open in one of these editors by default.
Typically, I set a default file type's default 'open' app by right clicking -> Get Info -> Open With -> Change All
However, every time I try to do this for files called 'Makefile', I get the following error:
> An error occurred while changing the application that opens “Makefile”
> because not enough information is available.
>
> Do you want to open “Makefile” with “Sublime Text.app”?
Any ideas how to fix this? I am currently on OS X El Capitan 10.11.6

Asked by user5359531
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Feb 16, 2018, 04:32 PM
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