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MISC JUN91 MAKE COMPILER LANGUAGE EMMASOFT SUPER MAINT
FILES: smaint2a.sdn smaint2b.sdn

What is a Make Program?
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Anyone who has written a large program knows it is helpful to
write code in separate files. This makes it easy to keep like
functions  together and  organize the  code so  it is easy to
find portions  when you want to.  When you want to  build the
program you  have to compile  each file with  the appropriate
compiler, then link the  resulting object files together with
each other and your function libraries.

Make programs  (program maintenance utilities)  automate this
process.   By  reading   a  make   file  that   outlines  the
construction  of  your  program,  a  maker  figures out which
source code files  have been changed since the  last time you
built your program. It compiles  those files, then links your
program. This saves a considerable amount of time, since only
new  and  changed  files  are  compiled  before  linking, and
because the maker  keeps track of this instead  of you having
to do it manually.

Wherefore SUPER-MAINT?
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Programmer's SUPER-MAINT is  more than a mere maker.  It is a
full  featured group  of programs  that make  the process  of
program maintenance simple. Many make programs impose on your
project by  insisting that you  learn often complicated  make
file  syntax, as  well as  having to  remember how  to access
macros  from  the  command  line.  SUPER-MAINT  automatically
builds your make files for you.

Using the SUPER-MAINT Editor (SME.EXE)  you just point to the
files  you  want  with  your  mouse  or  cursor keys, and the
program  builds make  files, response  files, and  even files
needed  by  PC-Lint  or  Clear+  to  help with debugging. The
Editor is a full featured program that is fully configurable,
has  mouse support,  an on  line version  of this manual, and
context-sensitive help.

The  maker (SM.EXE)  is unique  in that  it remembers all the
parameters  from your  last build.  Once you  have called the
maker one  time with the parameters  (command line flags) you
want,  all you  have to  type for  subsequent rebuilds is "sm
(Enter) ". That's  it. To change a parameter  (such as memory
model, or whether to  include debugging information) you just
type "sm"  and the parameter you  want to change. No  need to
retype  the  make  file  name  unless  you  want  to  build a
different program. If you like  to keep all your object files
in  one  directory,  and/or  all  your  executable  files  in
another,  SUPER-MAINT  will  automatically  put  them  in the
directory of your choice.

SUPER-MAINT's Setup program (SMSET.EXE) controls the behavior
of all  the SUPER-MAINT programs.  It can be  called from the
maker, the Editor, or from the command line.

The Help Facility (SMH.EXE) is called from the maker when you
need  to   be  reminded  of  command   line  flags  or  other
information. It  can also be  used as a  stand-alone program.
You can even write your own help for DOS or other programs.

Although   the   SUPER-MAINT   Editor   builds   make   files
automatically,  you may  write them  yourself with  any ascii
text editor. Or you may use  the Editor to build a make file,
then edit it manually.

Hardware Requirements:
SUPER-MAINT  will run  on any  IBM XT,  AT, 386,  486 or true
compatible  machine using  DOS 3.1  or higher,  with 640KB of
memory (it may  run with less memory, but  has been tested on
640KB machines.  We assume that between  SUPER-MAINT and your
compilers that you will want  this much memory), on color and
monochrome systems.

Software Requirements:
SUPER-MAINT  supports Microsoft,  Borland, and  Mix compilers
and assemblers. As support grows for additional products they
will be listed in the file README.SUP.