UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi

I'm well worsed in Shell Scripting on UNIX OS. But I found the script used in Make file for compiling the unix sources is quite criptic. Even though it looks some what like any other Shell Script, but I noticed lots of difference & I'm always facing difficult in understanding the code flow...

I mean, I'm not finding a definite logical/control flow that I found in any other language (viz., C/C++/java) or scripting (bsh/ksh/C shell scripts).

So, when ever I face any of the Make scripts in the work, I spend lots of time scratching my head in understanding the way/logic flows.

Hence, I need to master my self in the art of writing the Make scripts. So please help my out to how to Master my self in the writing Make scripts....

Even I searched lots of Book stores, but failed to find on such book that discuss how to write & Maintain Make Scripts...

Please do the need full..

with Advance Thanks...
Vishwa.

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Dear vishwa,
script writting is very critical in unix,
i agreed for that but what i told u is

Use any book but remember the following things which useful to
u while writting script.

* specify algorithams first what exactly u require from script.
* specify variables that u used in script .
* specify the files u used to search and modify.
* specify the logic that u prefere.
* and then make hard code and then soft code.
* It help u to specify the same
commands and loops what is same as c and c++

i hope it work
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amolpk

I also is a dummy for unix

i think unix is very similar with C, just that the command is using another way of representing. especially the structure, statement.....etc

Here;s an interesting tid-bit... the C language was developed by the same folks who created (discovered?) Unix. Although there is some confusion (chicken-vs-egg), with out C, there would be no Unix as we know it, and without Unix, there would be no C as we know it.

Wacky!

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(This book focuses on Makefiles, and their uses, while the imake book focuses on creating portable software using the xmkmf/Imakefile tool.)