NAME

        mmake - generate a Java Makefile

SYNOPSIS

        mmake [ -d ⎪ -v ]

DESCRIPTION

       This program will generate a Makefile for Java source files. Use the -d option to accept
       all defaults.

       After running mmake, you will obtain a Makefile in the directory from where you started
       the program. The Makefile will handle java files in the current directory and in any
       sub-directories.

       Use the generated Makefile with mmake as follows:

       To compile Java files just type make. It's also possible to run make with one of the
       following targets: doc, clean, help, jar, srcjar, bundle, install, uninstall, tags and
       depend Where 'make doc' runs javadoc on the source files, it will only work for files in a
       package. The command 'make clean' removes class files and other temporary files. The
       command 'make jar' creates a jar file with all class files (and other files of your
       choice, see the JAR_OBJS variable in the Makefile). The command 'make srcjar' creates a
       jar file with all java files. The command 'make bundle' creates a Mac OS X Application
       Bundle with all the jar file. The command 'make install' will install a jar file, app
       bundle, class files and any shell wrappers you have made. (A shell script must have the
       extension .sh to be installed). Use 'make uninstall' to remove installed files. The
       command 'make help', shows a help text with available targets. The command 'make tags'
       will generate a tag file for Emacs. And finally the command 'make depend' creates a
       dependency graph for the class files. (The dependency graph will be put in a file called
       makefile.dep, which is included in the Makefile)

       You don't have to run mmake each time you add a new java file to your project. You can add
       as many new java files as you like, the Makefile will find them. This is the case as long
       as you don't add a new package. In that case, you must either run mmake again or update
       the PACKAGE variable in the Makefile. This is because the Makefile uses this variable to
       find directories with java files.

       The program mmake is able to create a dependency graph for your java files. To do this, it
       needs the jikes compiler from IBM. Get jikes from
       http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/oss/jikes/.You would probably be more content with jikes
       anyhow, since it is much faster than javac. To create a dependencies graph, do a make
       clean before running make depend.

A NOTE ON INSTALLATION

       The Makefile created with mmake will do a fair job installing the different files that
       makes up your system. It uses the following Makefile variables when it conducts the
       install routine:

       •   PREFIX

       •   CLASS_DIR

       •   JAR_DIR

       •   BUNDLE_DIR

       •   DOC_DIR

       •   SCRIPT_DIR

       PREFIX

       This variable will be prepended to all other directory variables above. It is used for
       grouping the other directories into one root directory. If you don't want that, you may
       simply set the variable to an empty string in the Makefile. If the variable is empty you
       could still use it on the command line when you run make, for instance for a one-shoot
       installation like: make PREFIX=/local/myproject/ install

       CLASS_DIR

       This variable denotes the top directory from where all class files will be installed. Its
       default value is classes, which I believe is a good value. Note: If you don't want to
       install any class files (because you are, for example, only going to use a jar file), set
       this variable to an empty string and no class files will be installed.

       Resource files will also be installed below this directory if such files are present in a
       package structure. This is useful if you are using e.g. ResourceBundles to Localize your
       application and have your property files in it's own directory in the package structure.

       JAR_DIR

       This variable tells the Makefile where to install the jar file. The default value is lib,
       which is also a good default value.

       BUNDLE_DIR

       This variable tells the Makefile where to install the app bundle. The default value is
       lib, which is also a good default value.

       DOC_DIR

       When you run javadoc, all the html files will be put into this directory. Its default
       value is doc/api-docs. You should probably keep that name, but then again, you may change
       it as you like.

       SCRIPT_DIR

       The Makefile uses this variable to install any shell wrapper-scripts that you have
       created. If you write an application, it is always nice for the user that you provide a
       wrapper script to start the application. Its default value is bin. (The Makefile will only
       install shell-scripts that has the extension .sh. The mmake script will tell the Makefile
       where to look for shell-scripts)

       INSTALLATION SUMMARY

       If you keep the default values you will get an installation tree that looks like this:

        `-- PREFIX
            ⎪-- bin
            ⎪-- classes
            ⎪   `-- package <--- Example of a sub-directory
            ⎪       ⎪-- sub-package1
            ⎪       ⎪-- sub-package2
            ⎪       `-- sub-package3
            ⎪-- doc
            ⎪   `-- api-docs
            `-- lib

USING THE C-PREPROCESSOR

       This is a excellent tool for managing projects with several different versions. The idea
       behind using the C preprocessor with Java is to better manage different versions more
       easily. This is done by using CPP conditional statements in the source files. I would
       strongly advise you not to use CPP to redefine the Java language itself.

       To use the C preprocessor together with Java, you can change the name of the source files
       that you want to preprocess -- from <filename>.java to <filename>.xjava. The Makefile has
       a rule to build .class files from .xjava files.

       It is not necessary to change every file from .java to .xjava. The Makefile will work well
       and consistently in an environment of both .java and .xjava files. (E.g. 'make clean' will
       only remove .java files that were created from a .xjava file. Other java files will, of
       course, not be removed.)

       You can now use cpp Conditionals in Your Java-code, for example, as follows:

           #ifdef JAVA1_1
              [code1]
           #else
              [code2]
           #endif

       The JAVA1_1 label in the above example is tested against the VERSION variable in the
       Makefile. That is, if the VERSION variable is JAVA1_1, then [code1] would be compiled and
       [code2] left out. Likewise, if VERSION is something else than JAVA1_1, then [code2] would
       be compiled and [code1] left out of the resulting .class file.

NOTES

       mmake will give you one Makefile for managing your Java files.  Although it's easy to
       setup and use mmake in a recursive makefile context, you don't want to do that. To see
       why, read the excellent article: Recursive Make Considered Harmful at
       http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~millerp/rmch/recu-make-cons-harm.html

DEPENDENCIES

       mmake will need the following:

       •   Perl 5.x

       •   Gnu make

       •   Gnu xargs (recommended)

AUTHOR

       Jan-Henrik Haukeland <hauk@tildeslash.com>