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) 2022 The University of Notre Dame.  This
       software is distributed under the GNU General Public License.  See the  file  COPYING  for
       details.

SEE ALSO

       •
            makeflow(1) perl(1), python(1), ldd(1)