.PP .Pm is a program designed to make the maintenance of other programs much easier. Its input is a file specifying which files depend on which other files and what to do about files that are ``out(prog) -of-date.'' .Pm is a complete rewrite of a, possi
y, more familiar program, .IR Make , to perform the creation of programs in a faster, better and more convenient way (as well as in parallel) while remaining compatible with the old .IR Make . .PP The input to .Pm is called a ``makefile.'' If you don't
ecify a makefile to read, .B Makefile and .BR makefile , in that order, are looked for and read if they exist (only one will be read, of course). .PP There are four basic types of lines in a makefile: .RS .IP 1) File dependency specifications .IP 2) Cre
ion commands .IP 3) Variable assignments .IP 4) Comments, include statements and conditional directives .RE .PP Any line may be continued over multiple lines by ending it with a backslash. The backslash, following newline and any initial whitespace on t
fo.PP Below is a list of fonts and special characters available for the Varian and Versatec Raster printers, and the Imagen Laser printer under .IR ditroff (1). All fonts are available via the ``\eff'' (or ``\ef(ff'', or .ft font) directives at all tim
. ``.fp'' commands may be used to move them around to different positions. .PP There are two stippl^CP The argument .BI (l) -P xxx loads parameters and character definitions for typesetter .IR xxx , which at the moment is typically one of .IR ip " (
agen)," .IR va " (varian)," .I^Chermes:muir<21> ^C