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From: schimmel@countach.gatech.edu (David E. Schimmel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Mac equivalent to UNIX make (for DTP)
Keywords: Microsoft Word,make,MacDraw II
Message-ID: <22963@hydra.gatech.EDU>
Date: 27 Feb 91 17:45:12 GMT
References: <43950@cos.com>
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Organization: Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
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In article <43950@cos.com> howard@cos.com (Howard C. Berkowitz) writes:
>Does anything exist which gives at least some of the functionality
>of the UNIX "make" utility, but under the Mac environment (i.e.,
>not just a programming environment under the Mac interface)?
[...]
>What I'd like to do is something more than a hot-link facility
>between Word and MD II, although that in itself would be very
>helpful.  My REAL goal is something like the following scenario:
>
[...]

I believe Framemaker does what you want. It does this by allowing you
to include another document by "value" or by "reference." The included
document could itself refer to other documents, or include your MacDraw
II stuff (only by value). Furthermore, it gives you integrated drawing,
equations, cross-referencing, etc.

Disclaimer: I've just begun to check out FM, so I certainly am not aware
of all the possible pitfalls, trade-offs etc. I will say that it is a beast
requiring lots of memory, disk-space, and cpu speed to run acceptably.

BTW, there are versions of FM on many platforms, so compatibility is less
of an issue.  Also, educational pricing (for the Mac) is currently $495, 
but they (Frame Technology) have a $100 rebate coupon you can get by 
calling them and asking for it (through April 1).  

Dave