10/3/02
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Unix Tools for Graphics Professionals
 
   
  • Gathering & packaging files
    • Make is another "build" program, used to compile code and build programs
    • Make is the predecessor of ant; make has been around for a while, and is commonly used, so there's plenty of support and examples to use.
    • Makefiles are the build instructions, like Ant's XML file. They're more complex to build, because they use your Unix shell to build & move files, so you'll probably have to learn that particular shell will
    • Also, make files are not necessarily cross-platform; some processes are dependent on the shell that you're using
 
   
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