Graphical distributed make tool methods apparatus and computer program products
US5973687A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S715/966
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A make system includes an overlay make tool for graphical presentation of user-friendly data regarding build operations updating multi-file software architecture. The make system includes a make program building files into executable programs, and a make tool which updates files requiring updating according to an update method relying upon a dependency tree and date stamp information.
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