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diff --git a/devel/hmake/pkg-descr b/devel/hmake/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..989b7381f2ed --- /dev/null +++ b/devel/hmake/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +Hmake is an intelligent compilation management tool for Haskell +programs. It automatically extracts dependencies between source +modules, and issues the appropriate compiler commands to rebuild only +those that have changed, given just the name of the program or module +that you want to build. Yes, you need never write a Makefile again! + +A particular benefit is that hmake knows about interface (.hi) files. +Even though a source module has changed, if its interface file has not +changed, then other modules which import it do not need to be +recompiled. + +Hmake is compiler-independent, although it is based on some earlier +compiler-specific tools (hbcmake, lmlmake, nhc13make). The +installation process automatically detects which Haskell compilers you +have, and sets up hmake to use any of them. + +WWW: http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/fp/hmake/ + +-- +mwest@uct.ac.za |