> Just getting back in to C++ coding after the last few years on java. > Want to know if make is still the made build tool for C/C++/open source > efforts or has something else come along since ?? (I always hated make - > those of you who know ant, be glad !) Yes, make is still in. Although there are a few people who disagree and are proponents for alternatives such as cook. I would stick with make. YMMV. However, most free software projects don't use make directly. Most use autoconf + automake. Those two tools together are the driving force behind most software projects today. Grab the source for almost any package and you will have a working example using those tools, although I might suggest something smaller. Most mature packages are using many features that make it hard to learn. You have to know too much at once. Start here. There is a browsable online version. You might also want to purchase the paper version. http://sources.redhat.com/autobook/ Bob
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