Mastering Make: A Guide to Building Programs on DOS, OS/2, and Unix Systems

A practical introduction to MAKE, this comprehensive tutorial shows programmers how to exploit the full power of this valuable utility. Whether you are programming in a DOS, or OS/2, or UNIX system environment, this guide explains in logical, easy-to-follow steps how MAKE works and shows how to use it in a variety of applications.Key features: combines elements of both a tutorial and a reference book, assuming little or no experience with the MAKE command; explains how to create GUI applications using MAKE on X Windows, Presentation Manager, and Windows; offers numerous examples of tested, flexible, and easy-to-use MAKEFILES that you can apply to your own software development projects; helps you avoid the unproductive process of learning MAKE by trial and error; and examines the specifics of popular versions of MAKE, including Microsoft's NMAKE, Borland's MAKE, and MAKE for UNIX Systems.