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.SH "NAME"
cheatmake \- fool \fBmake\fR into not rebuilding certain files
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBcheatmake\fR\ 'u
\fBcheatmake\fR [\fBhidechange\fR\fIfile\fR] [\fBshow\fR] [\fBwhy\fR\fIfile\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBcheatmake\fR
is used to save time when recompiling\&. It can fool make into skipping files that haven\*(Aqt changed in a meaningful way\&. This can be used for instance when you change a comment in a file but none of the actual code\&.
.PP
This utility is part of the
KDE
Software Development Kit\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fBhidechange\fR \fIfile\fR
.RS 4
Hides the fact that file was changed by setting the timestamp into the past\&. Use with care!
.RE
.PP
\fBshow\fR
.RS 4
Lists what files
\fBmake\fR
currently needs to rebuild
.RE
.PP
\fBwhy\fR \fIfile\fR
.RS 4
Explains why make must rebuild file
.RE
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
.PP
One of the following variables (but not both) should be set if the source directory is different from the build directory\&. If the build directory is simply a subdirectory of the source directory, the simpler variable
\fBOBJ_SUBDIR\fR
should be used\&.
.PP
\fBOBJ_SUBJDIR\fR
.RS 4
Indicates that the build directory is in the given subdirectory of the source directory\&. For instance, if the source directory is
kdesdk
and the build directory is
kdesdk/obj\-i386\-linux, then
\fBOBJ_SUBDIR\fR
should be set to
\fIobj\-i386\-linux\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBOBJ_REPLACEMENT\fR
.RS 4
A
\fBsed\fR
expression that is used to transform the source directory into the build directory\&. For instance, if the source directory is
kdesdk/obj\-i386\-linux, then
\fBOBJ_REPLACEMENT\fR
should be set to
\fIs#kdesdk#kdesdk\-obj#\fR\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
make(1)
.SH "AUTHORS"
.PP
\fBcheatmake\fR
was written by
David Faure
<faure@kde\&.org>\&. This manual page was prepared by
Ben Burton
<bab@debian\&.org>
for the Debian
GNU/Linux\(rg
system (but may be used by others)\&.