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From: eugene@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Eugene Miya)
Newsgroups: comp.parallel
Subject: Re: distributed make(1)?
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Date: 16 May 89 12:57:07 GMT
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There are several concurrent make(1) programs around.  There is one
on our Sequent and I think Encore has one on the Mulitmax, but I've not
used it.  The function (compilation) is typically a very simple coarse
function, so it is easily amenable.

What I would hope to see is that these programs be made widely available
to the Unix community.  Rather than keep them as company value-add-ons,
that such a simple (what company is going to gain leverage because of a
simple program?), that these types of tools be made freely (or small fee)
available.  My concern is mostly that the semantics of tools like
a parallel or distributed make be consistent across manufacturers
(especially as we move into increasing heterogeneous environments).

If your machine does not use make (ala it runs a non-Unix type OS),
that is your loss.  "Roll you own."

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