Robert Mecklenburg——本书第三版的作者,在不同的平台和语言下使用make已经有数十年了。在本书中,他热心地列出了怎样让你的构建尽可能地有效,怎样减少维护,避免错误,并且让你彻底理解make在干什么。关于C++和Java的章节为使用这些语言的项目提供了优化的makefile条目。作者甚至提供了一个关于构建这本书的makefile的讨论。
【目录】
Foreword
Preface
Part I. Basic Concepts
1. How to Write a Simple Makefile
rgets and Prerequisites
pendency Checking
nimizing Rebuilds
oking make
Basic Makefile Syntax
2. Rules
Explicit Rules
Variables
Finding Files with VPATH and vpath
Pattern Rules
The Implicit Rules Database
Special Targets
Automatic Dependency Generation
Managing Libraries
3. Variables and Macros
What Variables Are Used For
Variable Types
Macros
When Variables Are Expanded
Target-and Pattern-Specific Variables
Where Variables Come From
Conditional and include Processing
Standard make Variables
4. Functions
User-Defined Functions
Built-in Functions
Advanced User-Defined Functions
5. Commands
Parsing Commands
Which Shell to Use
Empty Commands
Command Environment
Evaluating Commands
Command-Line Limits
Part II. Advanced and Specialized Topics
6. Managing Large Projects
Recursive make
Nonrecursive make
Components of Large Systems
Filesystem Layout
Automating Builds and Testing
7. Portable Makefiles
Portability Issues
Cygwin
Managing Programs and Files
Working with Nonportable Tools
Automake
8. C and C++
Separating Source and Binary
Read-Only Source
Dependency Generation
Supporting Multiple Binary Trees
Partial Source Trees
Reference Builds,Libraries,and Installers
9. Java
Alternatives to make
A Generic Java Makefile
Compiling Java
Managing Jars
Reference Trees and Third-Party Jars
Enterprise JavaBeans
10. Improving the Performance of make
Benchmarking
Identifying and Handling Bottlenecks
Parallel make
Distributed make
11. Example Makefiles
The Book Makefile
The Linux Kernel Makefile
12. Debugging Makefiles
Debugging Features of make
Writing Code for Debugging
Common Error Messages
Part III. Appendixes
A. Running make
B. The Outer Limits
C. GNU Free Documentation License—GNU Project—Free Software
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