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| Make |
| Computer languages | C + |
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| Documentation note | User printed manual available from https://order.fsf.org/#manuals; User online manual available from http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html |
| Full description | Make examines a set of related files, dete … Make examines a set of related files, determines which of them are out of date, and runs just the commands necessary to bring them back up to date. Make is typically used to compile and link programs, but it can be useful in many other situations as well. Make reads a file called a 'makefile' to learn how the files in your program are put together. It may also contain rules to install the product, clear up the workspace, generate distribution packages, or other tasks. When you write a program, you should also create a makefile for it so that it is possible to use Make to build and install it. sible to use Make to build and install it. |
| Homepage URL | http://www.gnu.org/software/make/make.html + |
| Interface | command-line + |
| Is GNU | true + |
| Keywords | compiler + , development + , programming + , executables + |
| Last review by | Janet Casey + |
| Last review date | 23 January 2009 + |
| License | GPLv2orlater + |
| License verified by | Kelly Hopkins + |
| License verified date | 29 July 2010 + |
| Name | make + |
| Program-build-automation | make-related + |
| Real name | Paul D. Smith + , Bob Chassell + , Melissa Weishaus + , Richard Stallman + |
| Related projects | Ant + , Automake + , Bras + , CMake + , FireMake + , Jam + , Maketool + , Phing + , SCons + , Ccbuild + , Gmsl + , Smake + , Pre Make + , Iplog + , Apache CouchDB + , Cons + , Makepp + , Autoconf + |
| Resource URL | mailto:bug-make@gnu.org + , mailto:help-make@gnu.org + , mailto:make-alpha@gnu.org + , gnu.announce + , gnu.utils.bug + , gnu.utils.help + |
| Resource audience | Bug Tracking + , Support + , Developer + , Help + |
| Resource kind | E-mail + , Newsgroup + |
| Revisionid | 5,328 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 12 April 2011 14:39:29 + |
| Revisionuser | WikiSysop + |
| Role | Maintainer + , Contributor + |
| Short description | Generates executables and other non-source programs + |
| Software-development | program-build-automation + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| Use | software-development + |
| User level | none + |
| VCS checkout command | :pserver:anoncvs@subversions.gnu.org:/cvsroot/make checkout make + |
| Version date | 28 July 2010 + |
| Version download | http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/make-3.82.tar.bz2 + |
| Version identifier | 3.82 + |
| Version status | stable + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 12 April 2011 14:39:29 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | psmith@gnu.org + , melissa@gnu.org + |
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