Make
The {Unix} tool to automate the recompilation, linking etc. of programs, taking account of the
interdependencies of {modules} and their modification times.
Make reads instructions from a "makefile" which specifies a
set of targets to be built, the files they depend on and the
commands to execute in order to produce them.
Most {C} systems come with a make. There is also one produce
by {GNU}.
["Make - A Program for Maintaining Computer Programs",
A.I. Feldman, TR No 57, Bell Labs Apr 1977].
(1995-01-05)