%%comments:
Copyright (C) 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or
any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover
Texts. A copy of the license is included in the file COPYING.

%%name: CONS

%%short-description: software CONStruction tool (make replacement)

%%full-description: <B>Cons</B> is an intelligent software <B>Cons</B>truction 
tool that serves the same basic purpose as the venerable Make, but offers 
numerous advantages:
<UL>
<LI> Superior dependency checking, including:
<UL> 
<LI> Fully automatic checking of header file dependencies.
</LI>
<LI> Use of MD5 checksums instead of time stamps, for more reliable results
     and no problems with unsynchronized clocks on networked machines.
</LI>
<LI> Automatic detection of compiler flag changes.
</LI>
</UL>
</LI>
<LI> Operates on almost any Unix-like OS (GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, SunOS,
     AIX, HPUX, etc.) and Windows NT.
</LI>
<LI> <I>Construct</I>/<I>Conscript</I> files (<I>makefile</I> equivalents) are
     written in Perl. You don't have to know Perl to use Cons, but if you do 
     then you have full access to all of that language's very powerful 
     facilities.
</LI>
<LI> Extensible in Perl.
</LI>
<LI> Simplifies build configuration for projects that must be built on both
     Unix-like and Windows NT systems. This includes the ability to use Perl
     instead of shell commands, so you don't have to accomodate N possible
     shells. Shell commands may also be used if you prefer.
<LI> Slices, dices, peels, walks the dog, washes the dishes and can core a 
     apple (features planned for future releases).
</LI>
</UL>

%%category: Development

%%license: GPL
%%license verified by: 
%%license verified on: 

%%maintainer: Rajesh Vaidheeswarran

%%updated: 2000 December 7

%%keywords: make, build, perl

%%interface: command line

%%programs: 

%%GNU: yes

%%web-page: http://www.dsmit.com/cons/

%%support: 

%%doc: English programmer reference included

%%developers: Bob Sidebotham, Rajesh Vaidheeswarran, Steven Knight

%%contributors: 

%%sponsors: 

%%source: http://www.dsmit.com/cons/

%%debian: http://www.dsmit.com/cons/

%%redhat: http://www.dsmit.com/cons/

%%repository: http://www.dsmit.com/cons/

%%related: 

%%source-language: Perl

%%supported-languages: C, C++, easily extended to almost any other (ala Make)

%%use-requirements: Perl (V5.002 or greater), Perl module Digest::MD5 (from CPAN)

%%build-prerequisites:

%%weak-prerequisites: 

%%source-prerequisites:

%%version: 2.2.0 (stable) released 2000 November 27

%%announce-list: mailto:address@hidden mailto:address@hidden http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/cons-discuss

%%announce-news:

%%help-list: mailto:address@hidden mailto:address@hidden http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/cons-discuss

%%help-news:

%%dev-list: mailto:address@hidden mailto:address@hidden http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/cons-discuss

%%dev-news:

%%bug-list: mailto:address@hidden NONE

%%bug-database: 

%%entry written by: Alex Jacques