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MKIFY(1)               DragonFly General Commands Manual              MKIFY(1)


NAME

     mkify - BSDBuild auto-bundling script


SYNOPSIS

     mkify module ...


DESCRIPTION

     The mkify utility copies installed BSDBuild include files from their
     system location to mk under the working directory.  It accepts a list of
     BSDBuild modules as arguments (e.g., `prog' will cause build.prog.mk(5)
     to be installed).  mkify also scans for include directives and will
     automatically install all dependencies as well.

     The BSDBuild build system is designed to be bundled with applications as
     a stand-alone set of make(1) include files, which are typically installed
     in a directory named mk in the top-level directory (or some other central
     location) in an application source code, such that people building
     applications which use the BSDBuild build system do not need to have
     BSDBuild or any other software installed on their systems.

     While the need for a mk directory may be perceived as a problem, there
     are several advantages:

     1.   Makefiles are not generated, they can be edited directly.  BSDBuild
          will generate Makefiles only when performing concurrent builds
          (i.e., building object files in a directory separate from the source
          tree).

     2.   BSDBuild makefiles are orders of magnitude smaller than any
          generated Makefile, avoiding masses of redundant code.

     3.   There is no Makefile.in, so the total number of files in your tree
          is reduced.


SEE ALSO

     mkconfigure(1), build.common.mk(5), build.lib.mk(5), build.prog.mk(5)

     http://hypertriton.com/bsdbuild/

DragonFly 6.5-DEVELOPMENT        July 19, 2007       DragonFly 6.5-DEVELOPMENT

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