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Makefile Setup for Java - Geosoft - A GNU Make and shell script setup for Java. Features dependency scanning, class files, JAR archives, JNI interfaces, RMI stub and skeletons, and Javadoc.

Recursive vs Non-recursive Makefile Architecture Speed Comparison - Kolpackov 2004 - This document compares recursive and non-recursive build systems (GNU make -j N) for building 277 software files in 15 directories using various combinations of parallelism and hardware. Non-recursive builds are faster.

A Case For Make - Fowler 1990 - Explains many old-make limitations and new-make (Nmake) features including procedure rules, accuracy mechanisms, viewpathing, and semaphores for blocking unwanted parallelism.

Distcc, A Fast Free Distributed Compiler - Pool 2003 - This paper describes a distributed compiler for C/C++ programs, and provides a good discussion of key issues related to parallel, distributed software builds.

Compare and Contrast Lucent Nmake and GNU Make - Lucent FAQ - Summarizes the function and typical syntax of many make features, using a convenient table format.

The Fourth Generation Make - Fowler 1985 - A new make tool with support for CPP, dependency generation, compiled makefiles, parallel execution, pathname parsing operators, and a powerful metalanguage for builtin rules.

Recursive Make Considered Harmful - Miller 1997 - An argument against using recursive make techniques in the presence of cyclic dependencies among project subdirectories.

An Automatic Make Facility - Holyer and Pehlivan 2000 - Program uses no makefile. It records manually-issued compilation commands the first time round, then rebuilds programs using recorded command traces.

Software Builds - Codefast - Contains many articles on software build topics such as problem scope, stakeholder design viewpoints, directory structures, architecture models, makefile generator tools and software build methods.

Parallel and Distributed Compilations in Loosely-Coupled Systems - A Case Study - Baalbergen 1986 - Distributing machine specific compilation phases among machines with a distributed make program is about 3.5 times faster.

Make - A Program For Maintaining Computer Programs - Feldman 1979 - The original make paper, including makefile syntax, implicit rules, double colon targets, macros, VPATH macro, and the usual cleanup and install targets.

Smart Software Build Tools - Executive Overview - Jameson 2003 - Management results of a 15-year research project to a build a knowledge-based software build system that calculates and executes scalable, multiplatform software builds with no human labor involved.

Smart Software Build Tools - Technical Overview - Jameson 2003 - Technical overview of a 15-year research project to a build a knowledge-based software build system that dynamically calculates and executes scalable, distributed, multiplatform software builds with no human labor involved.

Make It - Generating and Maintaining Makefiles Automatically - Schönherr and Wolff 1998 - A set of makefile dependency generator tools for working with files written in Knuth's Literate Programming style.

PGMAKE: A Portable Distributed Make System - Lih and Zadok 1994 - Reports design issues and results of modifying GNU Make to do distributed makes using the Oakridge PVM Parallel Virtual Machine.

SoftwareEngineering.Info - A web portal to the build management area on this general software engineering information website.