sake

n 1: a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died

for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of

safety"; "in the common interest" [syn: {interest}]

2: Japanese beverage from fermented rice usually served hot

[syn: {saki}]

3: the purpose of achieving or obtaining; "for the sake of

argument"

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)