%%name: make

%%short-description: Generates executables and other non-source programs
 
%%full-description: 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which of them are out of date, and runs just the commands necessary to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.
  
%%category: development

%%license: GPL

%%maintainer: Paul D. Smith <psmith@gnu.org>

%%interface: Command line

%%updated: 23 Feb 2000

%%keywords: Compiler, development, programming, executables

%%programs: 

%%GNU: yes

%%web-page: http://www.fsf.org/software/make/make.html

%%support:

%%doc: User printed manual available from http://www.gnu.org; user on
       line manual at
       www.fsf.org/manual/make/html_chapter/make_toc.html

%%developers: Roland McGrath <roland@gnu.org>, Paul D. Smith <psmith@gnu.org>

%%contributors: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>, Bob Chassell
<bob@gnu.org>, Melissa Weishaus <melissa@gnu.org>

%%sponsors:

%%source: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/make

%%debian: http://www.debian.org/Packages/stable/devel/make.html

%%redhat: http://rpmfind.net/RPM/make.html

%%repository: $ cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@subversion.gnu.org:/cvs checkout make 

%%related: automake, autoconf

%%source-language: C

%%supported-languages:

%%use-requirements: 

%%build-prerequisites: 

%%weak-prerequisites:

%%source-prerequisites:

%%version: 3.79 on 04 Apr 2000

%%announce-list: 

%%announce-news: gnu.announce

%%help-list: help-make@gnu.org

%%help-news: gnu.utils.help

%%dev-list: bug-make@gnu.org; make-alpha@gnu.org

%%dev-news:

%%bug-list: bug-make@gnu.org

%%bug-news: gnu.utils.bug










 





