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.SH "NAME"
ml-build \- command\-line build tool for SML/NJ programs
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBml\-build\fR [\fIOPTIONS\fR] \fIgroup\&.cm\fR [\fImain\fR [\fIheap\-image\fR]]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The \fBml\-build\fR is a command\-line tool for building applications from SML source files using the Compilation Manager and SML/NJ compiler\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-C\fR\fIctl\fR=\fIvalue\fR
.RS 4
set the control
\fIctl\fR
to
\fIvalue\fR\&.
.RE
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\fB\-D\fR\fIname\fR=\fIvalue\fR
.RS 4
define the CM variable
\fIname\fR
to have the given value\&.
.RE
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\fB\-D\fR\*(Aqname
.RS 4
define the CM variable
\fIname\fR
to have the value 1\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-U\fR\fIname\fR
.RS 4
remove any definition of the CM variable
\fIname\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-S\fR \fIsetup\&.cm\fR
.RS 4
load and execute the code specified by the CM file
\fIsetup\&.cm\fR
prior to the main build process\&. This option allows one to customizes the compiler via side\-effect\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
ml\-build sources\&.cm, ml\-build sources\&.cm Main\&.main, ml\-build sources\&.cm Main\&.main prog
.RS 4
AUTHOR
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Written by Matthias Blume\&.

COPYING
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Copyright \(co 2014 The Fellowship of SML/NJ
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This is free software; see the source for copying conditions\&. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE\&.
.SH "SEE-ALSO"
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ml\-makedepend(1), sml(1), smlnj(7)