Re: ILE make tools

On 1/14/2015 12:29 PM, Bob Cagle wrote:

I'm curious as to what tools others are using for building/making ILE applications (binding modules, service programs, etc.). I am only aware of two freeware tools: COMPILE by Alan Campin, and BUILD by Scott Klement....

I have a single binding directory pointing to all of my service programs.
All my MAIN programs have that binding directory in the standard H-spec
via /copy.
I never use bind by copy on a MAIN program.
All of my MAIN programs can be compiled with PDM 14 (CRTBNDRPG).
Thus, I have no need for a make for the vast majority of my programs.

When it comes to service programs, I write a CLP that does the CRTRPGMOD
and CRTSRVPGM. I have something like 20 service programs on the system,
so this is not a burden.

I did try gmake (5799-PTL) but since my service programs aren't all that
convoluted, the make flexibility wasn't judged worth the complexity of
having to explain gmake to the rest of the developers vs a comment at
the top of the source member to use the 'make' CLP.