Building software and documentation in UNIX requires the make program

The make program generates a sequence of commands for execution by the Unix shell. This chapter excerpt from Unix in a Nutshell, Fourth Edition explains how GNU make works.

The make program is a mainstay of the UNIX operating system and plays an integral part no matter which flavor of UNIX you are using. The make program automates the building of software and documentation based on a specification of dependencies among files. This downloadable chapter excerpt from Unix in a Nutshell, Fourth Edition, by Arnold Robbins explains the syntax and usage of the GNU version of make.Title: Unix in a Nutshell, Fourth Edition
Author: By Arnold Robbins
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Chapter 16: The GNU make Utility
ISBN: 0-596-10029-9; Fourth Edition October 2005; Copyright 2005
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