ESS-MMKUG-001 · User's Guide · July 2026
MMK Make Utility
This manual describes the MMK Make Utility, a “make” utility for VMS systems.
- Operating System and Version
- VAX/VMS V5.2 or later
- OpenVMS Alpha V1.5 or later
- OpenVMS IA64 V8.2 or later
- OpenVMS x86-64 V9.2 or later
- Software Version
- MMK V5.1
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- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Description Files
- 2.1. Description File Components
- 2.2. Using Inference Rules
- 2.3. Defining Inference Rules
- 2.4. Forced Setup/Teardown Actions in Inference Rules
- 2.5. Modifying the Suffix List
- 2.6. Using Conditionals
- 2.7. Other Directives
- 2.8. Macro Definitions
- 2.9. Deferring Macro Substitution
- 2.10. Macro String Substitution
- 2.11. Builtin Functions
- 3. Using DEC/CMS with MMK
- 4. Command Description
- A. Differences between MMK and DEC/MMS
- B. Built-in Dependency Rules
- Index