Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 23:20:56 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> Cc: Lars Eighner <luvbeastie@larseighner.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: General and specific make questions Message-ID: <20090608232056.317b509d.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20090608201217.GD34213@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: <20090607235205.H85986@qroenaqrq.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz> <20090608201217.GD34213@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
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On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:12:17 +0200, Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 07, 2009 at 11:52:17PM -0500, Lars Eighner wrote: > > > > What I need most is to find (a) make tutorial(s) that do not suppose make is > > being used for compling c/c++ programs. Yes, I know, that is mostly why > > make exists, but many tutorials plunge right into C examples with implicit C > > rules, while -- it seems to me -- make could be much more useful for a > > variety of things, and I could sure use more of the general and arbitrary > > examples. > > I use make to e.g. build complex LaTeX documents with included gnuplot > graphs. Works like a charm. But that it is not conceptually different > from compiling a C program. Correct. I do the same here. Additionally, I use make and Makefile to process HTML to "emulate SSI before uploading", which I do with - you already guessed it - with "make install" (uses ftp -u then), and "make deinstall" deletes stuff from the webserver. :-) -- Polytropon >From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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