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The utility simply known as make is one of the most enduring features of both Unix and other operating systems. First invented in the 1970s, make still turns up to this day as the central engine in most programming projects; it even builds the Linux kernel. In the third edition of the classic Managing Projects with GNU make, readers will learn why this utility continues to hold its top position in project build software, despite many younger competitors.The premise behind make is simple: after you change source files and want to rebuild your program or other output files, make checks timestamps to see what has changed and rebuilds just what you need, without wasting time rebuilding other files. But on top of this simple principle, make layers a rich collection of options that lets you manipulate multiple directories, build different versions of programs for different platforms, and customize your builds in other ways.This edition focuses on the GNU version of make, which has deservedly become the industry standard. GNU make contains powerful extensions that are explored in this book. It is also popular because it is free software and provides a version for almost every platform, in

Who reads Managing Projects with GNU Make 3rd Edition?

Author

Robert Mecklenburg; Robert William Mecklenburg

Publisher

Sebastopol CA : O'Reilly, c2005.

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780596006105

Category

reference

Subjects

Computer Science, Reference, Fiction

Rating

3.4 / 5 (48 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13