GNU Make v3.64 for the Amiga
============================

Short: Amiga port of GNU Make 3.64

1. Contents of this archive:

   libs (dir)
     ixemul.library
     COPYING.LIB
   bin (dir)
      make
   build.sh
   config.h
   COPYING
   make.diff
   Makefile
   README

2. Installation

   Just copy bin/make to a place in your path (e.g. BIN:) and
   libs/ixemul.library to LIBS:. You will not be able to run make nor
   recompile without ixemul.library! The library was created by Markus Wild
   (<wild@nessie.cs.id.ethz.ch>) and provides emulation of *NIX
   kernel/system functions (still credits where credits belong: Thank you
   Markus, thank you!).

   NOTE: GNU make and ixemul.library are FREE software. Please refer to
   libs/COPYING.LIB for copyright stuff concerning the library and COPYING
   for the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE. The library source is available via
   anonymous ftp from amiga.physik.unizh.ch and mirrors.

   Currently, the vfork() system call from ixemul.library, as utilized by
   GNU make, requires OS2.x. I have not been able to test make under 1.x,
   it *might* work, but will certainly not if vfork() is invoked. Full
   functionality is available at least under 2.x. With 3.0, however, there
   should be no problems, but I couldn't test that, too.

3. Recompile

   Source and documentation of GNU make-3.64 are available via anonymous
   ftp from various sites, most probably from the site you got this archive
   from. Please check make.diff for modifications! Eg. you will probably
   want to adjust the stuff around INCLUDEDIR and LIBDIR in read.c and
   remake.c if your gcc: tree layout diverges from the standard one.

   There are several ways to recompile:

   - use 'build.sh' in the current dir to rebuild 'make' without a
     make-tool
     > sh build.sh

   - use 'bin/make' or your (up to now) favorite make-tool and the
     included 'Makefile' :); the Makefile might need editing for correct
     pathes and binaries on your machine

   - use the original 'configure' shell script:
     > sh configure

     This step requires the following binaries in your path, which are
     available from the gcc-release, SKsh, pdksh, self-compiling etc.:
     sh, rm, tr, chmod, sed, cat, egrep, grep, mv, gcc, gccv :).

     HINT: if you have an 'install'-programm in your path, please rename
     make-3.64/INSTALL to something (completely :)) different; if the
     current directory is in your path before the location the
     'install'-programm resides, 'configure' inserts make-3.64/INSTALL as
     install-programm, because AmigaOS is not case-sensitive.

     If sh cannot find your binaries: 'set PATH <where the bins reside>'
     (you could also recompile pdksh with your preferred path builtin :)).

     IMPORTANT: the original 'configure'-script has to be edited to use
     'gccv' instead of 'gcc'. Just search for the following lines and
     replace 'gcc' with 'gccv' where noted:
 ...
  echo checking for gcc
  saveifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
  for dir in $PATH; do
    test -z "$dir" && dir=.
    if test -f $dir/gcc; then      # <-- replace here
      CC="gcc"                     # <-- replace here
 ...
     Otherwise you will NOT be able to run configure (I blushingly withdraw
     my bugreport concerning IXPIPE ...).

     The created 'config.h' will contain wrong '#define's' and needs
     editing by hand. I have no idea if this arises from the amiga-'sh' or
     is a deficiency of 'configure'. So check carefully or use the included
     config.h!

4. Documentation

   There are no docs included. Full documentation is available via
   anonymous ftp (make-doc-3.64.tar.z). Using 'make.texinfo' from the
   original 'make-3.64.tar.z'-archive and 'makeinfo' from AmigaLibDisk 787
   you can create a plain ASCII-file, a 'TeX'-ed documentation, the
   make.info-?-files for use with InfoView or even an AmigaGuide-style
   docfile.

   GNU make offers several features not provided by other make utilities:
   - recursive make (descending directory trees, make, ascend)
   - multiple concurrent make jobs (really works, but needs LOTS of ram!)
   - a lot of additional implicit rules

Send bugs, comments, needles and pins, Them Bones, '040/33-boards to
        <st000002@hrz1.hrz.th-darmstadt.de>

And, as always, have fun! (>;-))
Lars Hecking