pat@tifsie (09/26/86)
I just finished reading a paper about "build", a superset of make developed
at AT&T. I'm hooked--it does everything we've been looking for. We have
multiple people working on the same code and build will keep us from destroying
each other. There's only one problem--where do you get it? Does AT&T sell
it? How much does it cost?
If you're interested in reading the paper, it's as follows:
Build--A Software Construction Tool
V.B. Erickson and J.F. Pellegrin
AT&T Bell Labs Technical Journal
Vol. 63, No 6, July-Aug. 1984
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Patrick W. Peters
Texas Instruments
Process Automation Center
P.O. Box 655012, M/S 3635
Dallas, TX 75243
UUCP: {uiucdcs!convex!smu, {rice, sun!texsun}!ti-csl}!tifsie!pat
Voice: (214) 995-2786guy@sun.uucp (Guy Harris) (09/30/86)
> I just finished reading a paper about "build", a superset of make developed > at AT&T. I'm hooked--it does everything we've been looking for. We have > multiple people working on the same code and build will keep us from > destroying each other. There's only one problem--where do you get it? > Does AT&T sell it? How much does it cost? From "The Fourth Generation Make", Glenn S. Fowler, in the proceedings of the Summer 1985 USENIX: ...However, the "build" variant of "make" introduced a major semantic change. "Build" has "viewpaths" that allow source files to reside in more than one directory. ... The semantics of multiple directories, however, conflict with the flat, single directory approach of old-make ("old-make" refers to the "make" distributed with the System 5 UNIX system and "new-make" refers to the Fourth Generation "make"). ... The Fourth Generation "make" *is* available from the AT&T Toolchest (or whatever they call it), under the name of "nmake". It is not, however, compatible with "old-make", although there are, I believe, tools that convert "old-make" Makefiles to "new-make" Makefiles. If "build" is sold anywhere, it would probably be through the Toolchest; contact your AT&T sales rep. If it's a variant of "old-make", you'll need a source license, probably an S5 license. I don't know whether it is offered or whether they consider "new-make" to have obsoleted it. -- Guy Harris {ihnp4, decvax, seismo, decwrl, ...}!sun!guy guy@sun.com (or guy@sun.arpa)
dgk@ulysses.UUCP (David Korn) (10/02/86)
> > I just finished reading a paper about "build", a superset of make developed > at AT&T. I'm hooked--it does everything we've been looking for. We have > multiple people working on the same code and build will keep us from destroying > each other. There's only one problem--where do you get it? Does AT&T sell > it? How much does it cost? > > If you're interested in reading the paper, it's as follows: > > Build--A Software Construction Tool > V.B. Erickson and J.F. Pellegrin > AT&T Bell Labs Technical Journal > Vol. 63, No 6, July-Aug. 1984 > > ----------------- > > Patrick W. Peters > Texas Instruments > Process Automation Center > P.O. Box 655012, M/S 3635 > Dallas, TX 75243 > > UUCP: {uiucdcs!convex!smu, {rice, sun!texsun}!ti-csl}!tifsie!pat > Voice: (214) 995-2786 You should read the paper in the proceedings of the Portland Usenix about 4th generation make. This new version of make is rapidly replacing build as the 'make' utility at AT&T. Makefiles or typically about one fifth the size and it runs much faster than build. It supports a multi-directory, multi-version model of the source code as build does, but it does it without copying files. This is especially important if you find out what happens if the machine goes down in the middle of a build and you have to clean up. The best news is that 4th generation make is available through the Unix System Toolchest which is an electronic software distribution system. You can login to the Toolchest by dialing (201) 582-6900 and logging in as guest. David Korn ulysses!dgk
dgk@ulysses.UUCP (David Korn) (10/03/86)
> > > > I just finished reading a paper about "build", a superset of make developed > > at AT&T. I'm hooked--it does everything we've been looking for. We have > > multiple people working on the same code and build will keep us from destroying > > each other. There's only one problem--where do you get it? Does AT&T sell > > it? How much does it cost? > > > > If you're interested in reading the paper, it's as follows: > > > > Build--A Software Construction Tool > > V.B. Erickson and J.F. Pellegrin > > AT&T Bell Labs Technical Journal > > Vol. 63, No 6, July-Aug. 1984 > > > > ----------------- > > > > Patrick W. Peters > > Texas Instruments > > Process Automation Center > > P.O. Box 655012, M/S 3635 > > Dallas, TX 75243 > > > > UUCP: {uiucdcs!convex!smu, {rice, sun!texsun}!ti-csl}!tifsie!pat > > Voice: (214) 995-2786 > > You should read the paper in the proceedings of the Portland Usenix about > 4th generation make. This new version of make is rapidly replacing build > as the 'make' utility at AT&T. Makefiles or typically about one fifth > the size and it runs much faster than build. > > It supports a multi-directory, multi-version model of the source code as > build does, but it does it without copying files. This is especially > important if you find out what happens if the machine goes down in the > middle of a build and you have to clean up. > > The best news is that 4th generation make is available through the > Unix System Toolchest which is an electronic software distribution > system. You can login to the Toolchest by dialing (201) 582-6900 > and logging in as guest. > > David Korn > ulysses!dgk The telephone number for Toolchest which I posted is incorrect. The corrent number is (201)522-6900. I received a call from the person who has the number I posted. Appearantly, a lot have people have tried to call. Sorry for the error. David Korn ulysses!dgk