GNU Make
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| License | Freeware |
| Category | Utility |
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Description
GNU Make is a utility that allows you to create executable programs and libraries using source code. It was created originally by Stuart Feldman at Bell Labs in 1976.
Make is programmed to use a makefile to build and install a package. The utility automatically updates files when one or more source files change and determines the order to update the files in the event that a non-source file depends on another non-source file. The program is not limited to only building programs even though that is its most common use. It can also be used for managing files that are required to be automatically updated whenever other files change.
GNU Make was originally created back in the 1970s but is still used today. It provides convenient features for building libraries and programs from source code. This is one of its main reasons for being so popular. While there are many IDEs for managing build processes, GNU Make is still a useful utility in Unix for building executables using a program's source code.
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