NAME

       makeflow_linker - automatic dependency location for workflows

SYNOPSIS

       makeflow_linker [options] <workflow_description>

DESCRIPTION

       makeflow_linker  is  a  tool  for  automatically determining dependencies of workflows. It
       accepts a workflow description, currently Makeflow syntax  is  required,  and  recursively
       determines  the  dependencies  and  produces  a  self-contained  package.  makeflow_linker
       supports Python, Perl, and shared libraries.

       makeflow_linker finds dependencies by static analysis. eval and other dynamic code loading
       may  obscure  dependencies  causing  makeflow_linker  to  miss some critical dependencies.
       Therefore it is recommended to avoid these techniques when desiging a workflow.

OPTIONS

        --dry-run
              Run without creating directories or copying dependencies.

        -h, --help
              Show this help screen.

        -n, --use-named
              Do not copy files which are part of a named dependency, e.g. standard libraries.

       -o, --output=<directory>
              Specify output directory.

        --verbose
              Output status during run.

        -v, --version
              Display version information.

EXIT STATUS

       On success, returns zero. On failure (typically permission errors), returns non-zero.

BUGS

       •   The makeflow_linker does not check for naming collisions beyond the  initial  workflow
           inputs.

       •   The makeflow_linker relies on regex parsing of files

EXAMPLES

       Package a workflow:

               makeflow_linker -o example_mf example.mf

       Run packaged workflow:

               makeflow example_mf/example.mf

COPYRIGHT

       The  Cooperative  Computing  Tools are Copyright (C) 2003-2004 Douglas Thain and Copyright
       (C) 2005-2015 The University of Notre Dame.  This software is distributed  under  the  GNU
       General Public License.  See the file COPYING for details.

SEE ALSO

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            makeflow(1)  perl(1)  python(1)  ldd(1)