rake

n 1: a dissolute man in fashionable society [syn: {profligate}, {rip},

{blood}, {roue}]

2: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane: "the roof had a

steep pitch" [syn: {pitch}, {slant}]

3: a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to

move leaves or loosen soil

v 1: move through with or as if with a rake; "She raked her

fingers through her hair"

2: level or smooth with a rake; "rake gravel"

3: examine hastily [syn: {scan}, {skim}, {glance over}, {run

down}]

4: gather with a rake; "rake leaves"

5: scrape gently [syn: {graze}, {crease}]

Make

The {Unix} tool to automate the

recompilation, linking etc. of programs, taking account of the

interdependencies of {modules} and their modification times.

Make reads instructions from a "makefile" which specifies a

set of targets to be built, the files they depend on and the

commands to execute in order to produce them.

Most {C} systems come with a make. There is also one produce

by {GNU}.

["Make - A Program for Maintaining Computer Programs",

A.I. Feldman, TR No 57, Bell Labs Apr 1977].

(1995-01-05)