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- README.TXT
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- WHAT IS CMAKE?:
-
- CMAKE is a program maintenance utility designed especially for the
- Microsoft(R) C and Microsoft Windows(TM) programmer. For the
- commands:
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- CL, LIB, LINK, MASM, RC, and COPY,
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- CMAKE automatically determines all dependencies directly from the
- command line.
-
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- DISTRIBUTION FILES:
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- CMAKE is distributed as three self-extracting archive files.
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- CM100EXE.EXE - Executable and Samples.
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- This is all you need to get started, but you should
- seriously consider getting, CM100HLP.EXE, if you
- don't already have it.
-
- CM100HLP.EXE - Microsoft QuickHelp-Compatible Help File.
-
- This is the complete manual for CMAKE. It can be
- viewed with the program, QH.EXE, which is
- distributed with the Microsoft C Optimizing
- Compiler 6.00 and the Microsoft Macro Assembler
- 6.00. The CMAKE help file is similar in style to
- the QuickHelp files that Microsoft distributes with
- its C and Assembler packages.
-
- CM100TXT.EXE - ASCII Text-File Version of the Help File in
- CM100HLP.EXE.
-
- The information contained in this file is identical
- to that of CM100HLP.EXE. It is only included for
- those users who either do not have the Microsoft
- QuickHelp program, QH.EXE, or would like a
- printable version of the CMAKE help file.
-
-
- INSTALLATION:
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- To install CMAKE,
-
- 1. Create a directory for CMAKE on the target drive.
- 2. Copy your distribution files into the newly created directory.
- 3. Execute the self-extracting distribution files (in any order).
-
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- PRINTING THE DOCUMENTS:
-
- The following command may be used to print the document files
- that are included with CMAKE 1.00:
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- copy *.txt prn
-
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- GETTING STARTED:
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- 1. PUT CMAKE.EXE IN YOUR PATH
-
- 2. REVIEW THE SAMPLES
-
- The sample programs will teach you how to use CMAKE to maintain
- your application. In addition, the samples provide make files,
- LIB response files, and LINK response files that you may use as
- templates for your application.
-
- The CMAKE QuickHelp file provides a convenient way to study the
- samples. If you select "Samples" from the CMAKE Contents
- screen, you will be able to view all of the samples files
- provided with CMAKE.
-
- The sample in the directory, SAMPLE\C, will probably be of
- interest to everyone. This sample will show you how to use
- CMAKE to maintain an application that is built with the
- Microsoft C programs: CL, LIB, and LINK.
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- If you are a Microsoft Windows programmer, study the sample in
- the directory, SAMPLE\WINDOWS.
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- If you use MASM, review the sample in the directory,
- SAMPLE\MASM.
-
- If you would like to know how to expand CMAKE's command
- vocabulary (beyond CL, LIB, LINK, MASM, RC, COPY, SET, and
- REM), you should review the samples in the directories,
- SAMPLE\CMDDEF and SAMPLE\CMDEQUIV.
-
- The sample in the directory, SAMPLE\CFG, contains a
- configuration file that gives a complete list of all possible
- configuration statements.
-
- If you have a situation where you would like to explicitly
- specify dependencies (as you would with a generic make
- utility), review the sample in the directory, SAMPLE\IF.
-
- If you would like to know how CMAKE handles the MS-DOS(R) COPY
- command, you should review the sample in the directory,
- SAMPLE\COPY.
-
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- For each sample that you study, you should:
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- - Read the files, "README.TXT" and "MAKEFILE", that are
- included with the sample.
- - Run CMAKE on the sample.
- - Touch/modify some source files and run CMAKE again to see
- how well CMAKE automatically determines which commands
- are required to renew the sample application.
-
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- 3. USE QUICK HELP (QH.EXE) TO VIEW THE HELP FILE
-
- The help file, CMAKE.HLP, is compatible with Microsoft's
- QuickHelp Facility. (The QuickHelp facility, QH.EXE, is
- distributed with the Microsoft C Optimizing Compiler 6.00 and
- the Microsoft Macro Assembler 6.00. If you do not have QH.EXE,
- you can use the file, CMAKE.TXT, which is the ASCII text-file
- version of the file, CMAKE.HLP, and is contained in the
- distribution file, CM100TXT.EXE.)
-
- Add the path of the file, CMAKE.HLP, to your HELPFILES
- environment variable. To view the help for CMAKE:
-
- a. Run CMAKE with the /help (or equivalently /h) option:
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- cmake /h
-
- or
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- b. Run the QuickHelp program by using the command:
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- qh cmake
-
- or
-
- c. Run the QuickHelp program by using the command:
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- qh
-
- and select CMAKE from the "Categories" menu, or search for
- the topic, "cmake" (press S and enter the topic, cmake).
-
- Note that since QH will only open the first 15 files found in
- the directories given by the HELPFILES environment variable,
- you might have to list the CMAKE help directory first. If QH
- does not open CMAKE.HLP automatically, you will have to
- manually open this help file/database after you start QH.
-
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