Actually, I've used make for all sorts of stuff without a C compiler. It's amazing what you can automate. Actually, I've even used it as the backbone for a QnD (Quick'n'Dirty) system security monitoring package before. I've also used it for automated publication of web pages based on changes to database or document files. That technique saved us a lot of overhead compared to dynamic, real-time CGI page generation. I suspected it needed a compiler, though (despite the fact that I don't see any .c or .o files in the directories). I tried to go to PPM, but it keeps telling me the page is unavailable. I'm still interested in a make utility, though. I used to have a source code version of one (mostly in PC assembler), but it vanished during one of my moves. I hate when the vagaries of meatspace intrude upon my consciousness ;) > -----Original Message----- > From: Brett W. McCoy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 9:51 AM > To: Kris Cook > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: DBI > > > On Mon, 18 Jun 2001, Kris Cook wrote: > > > I'd like to try using the DBI interface for database > access, but when I > > downloaded it from ActiveState, I fount that I had to have > a make utility to > > get it installed. Does anyone know of a free make > distribution for Win32 > > environments? It HAS to come in a compiled version, > because right now I > > don't have a C or C++ compiler, and for various reasons I > can't install one > > at this time. > > You should use the PPM utility that comes with ActiveState to > get binary > versions of the module. 'make' won't be of much use to you > without a C > compiler anyway, because that it what it is used for! > > -- Brett > http://www.chapelperilous.net/btfwk/ > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- >
