Using NMAKE to Compile FORTRAN Programs in M Editor in OS/2

• Microsoft FORTRAN for OS/2, versions 5.0 and 5.1

SUMMARY

To compile Microsoft FORTRAN programs using the NMAKE utility in the M Editor under OS/2, add the following line to the TOOLS.INI file:

   extmake: text nmake /f %s

MORE INFORMATION

The NMAKE utility (also known as the Microsoft Program-Maintenance Utility) interprets a text file of commands, the description file, to compare dates of files and carry out other operations on the basis of the comparison. That is, NMAKE will check to see if any of the FORTRAN programs listed in the description file have been modified. If any have, NMAKE will issue commands to recompile and relink the modified programs.

NMAKE is often utilized to compile and link several FORTRAN programs at once. For simplicity, only one FORTRAN program will be used here to demonstrate how to use NMAKE to compile FORTRAN programs in the M Editor.

The extmake switch above indicates that the text setting, the %s symbol, should be used when a compilation is run. When running a compilation you pass the text argument to the COMPILE function and the editor executes the NMAKE utility according to this text argument.

NMAKE uses the text argument, %s, as the description file because the /F option is used. The /F option specifies that the filename following it is the description file to use. Additional information about the /F option can be found on Page 287 of the "Microsoft CodeView and Utilities User's Guide."

To compile a FORTRAN program, TEST.FOR, using the NMAKE utility in the M Editor under OS/2, do the following:

1. Invoke the M Editor by typing "MEP TEST.FOR" (without the quotation marks) at the OS/2 prompt.

2. If desired, add the following macro and keystroke definitions to the TOOLS.INI file, and then press ALT+C to generate a compile window:

      CompWindow:= savecur home meta down  \   ;open compile log window
                   up up up up arg window  \
                   window arg "<compile>" setfile  \
                   window restcur
      CompWindow: alt+c       ;MACRO open compile window
   
   

3. Run NMAKE according to the extmake switch above by pressing ALT+A, entering "MAKEFILE" or the appropriate description filename, and pressing SHIFT+F3.

all : test test.obj : test.for

   fl /c $**

   link $**;

      write(*,*) ' It works!'
      end