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Subject: Re: SOURCE CODE DEVELOPMENT TOOL
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Date: Sat, 16-Mar-85 13:21:42 EST
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From: hplabs!hao!boulder!boulder!jon@BERKELEY (Jon Corbet)

>	I once saw a tool called "USE" which (I believe) was copyrighted to
>some college, so it may or may not be public domain.  It used command pro-
>cedures with processing data hidden in comments like this:
>
>		    $ cc MYFILE !?_!?% (or something like that)
>
>It looked clever, but I never used it because MMS was available.  Perhaps
>other Info-VAXers have heard of the tool?

	USE was written by Ray Bovet at the National Center for Atmospheric
Research, and it is public domain.  It was on one of the old DECUS tapes,
although I can't remember which one.
	I have written my own tool, which I call "make" because I don't feel
like taking the time to think of a good name.  It functions similarly to the
UNIX version, but not completely; it is an original program and contains no
original source.  Most NCAR people are switching from USE to make, although
Ray is still holding out.
	If there is interest, I can distribute MAKE over usenet, but I have
no direct access to ARPA.  Let me know if I can help.

--
Jonathan Corbet
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Field Observing Facility
{seismo|hplabs}!hao!boulder!jon		(Thanks to CU CS department)