Other Makefile Commands

override(P, D)

Look in directory D/P for the package P instead of in the public repository. Use this command in conjunction with the import(P) command when you want to build and use your own private libraries.

c_source(X)

Declares that the file X.c contains C source code.

import_lib(X, P)

If P/libX.a is a library, includes -LP -lX in the final link command. Otherwise, includes -lX in the final link command.

import_obj(X)

Include X in the final link command.

m3_option(X) / remove_m3_option(X)

Add or remove option X to/from list of compiler options. X should be a string (enclosed in "") containing one of the following:

-why

Explain why each compilation is needed (default).

-commands

Print the compilation commands as they are started.

-verbose

Print what happens to each file.

-times

Print a breakdown of elapsed time.

-g

Generate debugging symbols (default).

-O

Optimize code.

-a

Turn off <*ASSERT*> checking.

-keep

Preserve intermediate files.

-once

Don't recompile modules with new opaque info.