Smart Makefiles Now

Codefast Inc - http://www.codefast.com

Smart Makefiles Now is the world's first smart, knowledge-based makefile generator for replacing human makefile labor with smart software tools. It analyzes source trees and generates precision, native, multiplatform makefiles for sequential and parallel software builds that are optimized for the current source tree, platform, and build situation preferences. Here's a typical command line for generating a complex makefile for a large source tree on any platform, and running "make all" to build the code:

smnow go -x all

Smart Makefiles Now reduces project makefile creation costs to effectively zero (to a few seconds of time), reduces makefile debugging and maintenance costs to zero, reduces makefile errors to zero, and reduces software build errors to near zero.

Smart Makefiles Now stores project makefile knowledge in the system, and not in people, thereby reducing project risk by making software builds insensitive to employee turnover, individual skill levels, and human knowledge limits (where complex makefiles are of concern).

From the perspective of a team leader who manages software projects, the most noticeable effect of a smart makefile generator is one of enhanced project smoothness and simplicity. It becomes simple to do software builds. Complex makefiles are generated and executed effortlessly. Software builds require less work, and fail less often. Zero makefile errors occur. Software builds run faster because smart makefiles can take advantage of parallelism in computing resources.

Smart Makefiles Now runs on 20 platforms, and can generate native makefiles for any Make program.

-- KevinJameson? - 06 Sep 2003