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## NB ##
These notes reflect earlier thinking about the language and may not
necessarily accurately describe the current goaljobs language. Please
read the documentation instead.
## NB ##
Like 'make' except:
Like 'make' except:
- Predicates can be based on arbitrary expressions, not just
- Predicates can be based on arbitrary expressions, not just
"file X is older than file Y".
"file X is older than file Y".
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- Goals instead of variables.
- Goals instead of variables.
- Persistent (across session) variables exist, but are not central.
- Persistent (across session) variables exist, but are not central.
- Doesn't use <<..>> for shell scripts (has a function 'sh' instead).
- Doesn't use <<..>> for shell scripts (has a function 'sh' instead).
- No daemon.
Similarities to 'whenjobs':
Similarities to 'whenjobs':
- Each shell script runs in its own temporary directory.
- Each shell script runs in its own temporary directory.
Example Makefile rule and translation to goaljobs language:
%.o: %.c
cc -c $< -o $@
let goal compile c_file =
require (file_exists c_file);
let o_file = replace_substring ".c" ".o" c_file in
target (file_exists o_file && file_newer o_file c_file);
sh "cc -c %s -o %s" c_file o_file
Example program:
Example program:
let package = "foo"
let package = "foo"
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