[m-dev.] Practical mmake

[Peter Ross]

On 6/11/07, Eric Taucher <gluon at earthlink.net> wrote:
> While I like working on modifying Mercury to work with Microsoft .NET 2.0,
> trying to figure out how to use mmake practically and efficiently is
> something that eludes me.
>
>
>
> If it is not too much to ask can some one show examples of the following
> mmake command lines?
>
> Installing only the asm_fast.gc grade as a bootstrap.

mmake install LIBGRADES=

> Installing a second grade using the bootstrap.

cd library; PATH=to_installed_compiler:$PATH mmake install LIBGRADES=grade

This will install the current grade, plus install the new grade.

> Installing only GRADE=il using the bootstrap.

see above.

> Building a default library.
> Building GRADE=<custom> library
> Building GRADE=il library
> Installing GRADE=<custom> library
> Installing GRADE=il library
> Building a specific module in the default grade.
> Installing a specific module in the default grade.
> Building a specific module with GRADE=il.
> Installing a specific module with GRADE=il.
>
>
>
> Why, when and how are dependencies to be made?
>
You need to rebuild the dependencies the first time you try and build
a library, or when you add or remove a file.

>
>
> Are there any conditions were make should be used instead of mmake?
>
mmake is just make, but where there has been some default Mercury
behaviour added, so you are just using make at the lowest level.


>
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> If there are any other things that I am too inexperienced to ask, please
> include them.
>
>
>
> While I do know some of the simpler processes, I hope that other beginners
> find the answer useful.
>
>
>
> Thanks


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