Cons
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cons
http://www.dsmit.com/cons/
Please note, this package is no longer being maintained. CONS is a replacement for 'make.' It is not compatible with make, but it offers features not found in make or other build tools including:
- integrated dependency analysis (no more "make depend" to generate static lists of .h files)
- complete, non-recursive dependency analysis across multiple directories;
- multiple side-by-side variant builds;
- compilation from MD5 signatures instead of time stamps for determining whether a file is up-to-date
- extensibility via Perl.
CONS is implemented in Perl. You don't need to know Perl to use CONS, although you can use it more powerfully if you do.
Documentation
User manual included; user manual available in HTML from http://www.dsmit.com/cons/stable/cons.html
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version 2.3.0
(developmental)
released on 31 May 2001
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Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPLv2 | Janet Casey | 31 January 2001 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 Rajesh Vaidheeswarran | Maintainer |
| Numerous users. | Contributor |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Developer,Help,Support | http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/cons-discuss | |
| Bug Tracking | mailto:bug-cons@gnu.org | |
| Developer,Help,Support | mailto:cons-discuss-request@gnu.org | |
| Developer,Help,Support | mailto:cons-discuss@gnu.org |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Required to build | gzip |
| Required to build | GNU tar |
| Required to build | Perl 5.002 or better |
| Required to build | perl MD5 extension |
| Required to use | Perl 5.002 or better |
| Required to use | perl MD5 extension |
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