.TH HMAKE 1 local
.SH NAME
hmake \- a tool for automated compilation of Haskell programs
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B hmake
[ options ]
.I target ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I hmake
is a
.I make(1)
like command for compiling Haskell programs.
Dependencies are automatically extracted from the source files;
there is no need to construct or maintain a Makefile.

The
.I target
arguments determine what to compile. If
.I target
is the name of an executable (i.e. it has no extension), then one of
.I target.hs
or
.I target.gc
or
.I target.lhs
is assumed to contain the main module of a program.
All modules it depends on are compiled (if necessary)
and linked to an executable.
If
.I target
is the name of a source module (i.e it ends in .hs or .gc or .lhs)
then the object file for that module is generated.

.I hmake
allows several programs to reside in the same directory.  Modules can be
shared between several programs.  Modules can also reside in different
directories.  Directories to search for modules can be specified with
the -I or -i flag, in the same way as for Haskell compilers.

.I hmake
correctly handles the fact that Haskell compilers generate two files,
an object file and an interface file, for each module compiled.  It also
handles GreenCard sourcefiles (.gc) transparently, and sourcefiles which
contain C preprocessor directives.  It calls any of the widely
available Haskell compilers - nhc98, hbc, or ghc.  (Note: hbc does not
yet implement GreenCard.)

.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-n
No execution mode. Print commands but do not execute them.
.TP
.B \-q
Quiet mode. Do not print commands before executing them.
.TP
.B \-g
Output the module dependency graph on the standard output.
.TP
.B \-M
Output module dependencies on stdout in the standard Makefile format.
.TP
.B \-Md
Like -M, but treats the -d option specially.
.TP
.BI \-d "objdir"
This option sets the search path for object files - it also arranges for
objects and the final executable to be placed in this directory by the
compiler.  Only one -d is allowed.
.TP
.BI \-I "dir"
.BI \-i "dir"
This option adds directory
.I dir
to the search path for source modules.  Modules needed from that directory 
are compiled (and linked).  If more than one 
.I \-I
or
.I \-i
is specified, the directories are searched in order.
.TP
.BI \-P "dir"
This option adds directory
.I dir
to the search path for prelude/stdlib modules.  Only interface files
in that directory are checked - it is assumed that the modules are already
compiled.  If more than one
.I \-P
is specified, the directories are searched in order.  Modules found in these
directories are not added to any linking step.
.TP
.B \-keepPrelude
Calculate dependencies also for Prelude modules that are explicitly imported.
.TP
.BI \-N "module"
Ignore dependencies with respect to the named module.
.TP
.B \-nhc98
Use the York/Chalmers nhc98 Haskell compiler.
.TP
.B \-hbc
Use the Chalmers hbc Haskell compiler.
.TP
.B \-ghc
Use the Glasgow ghc Haskell compiler.
.PP
Most other flags are assumed to be compiler options and are
passed to the compiler when compiling and linking.  Some of these
compiler flags are `noticed' by hmake as well as being passed through.
One to note in particular is:
.TP
.BI \-D "symbol"
.TP
.BI \-D "symbol=value"
Define the preprocessor symbol.  Preprocessor directives are often used to
modify module dependencies in source files.

.SH COMPILER OPTIONS
The command line used to compile a module is

	$(HC) $(HFLAGS) -c file.hs

and to link an executable

	$(HC) $(HFLAGS) -o executable file.o ... 

where HC is your chosen Haskell compiler (default is the compiler
you built hmake with).  The commands
are then augmented with any compiler/linker options given when invoking
.I hmake.
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.TP
.B HC
if set, it is used as the name of the Haskell compiler. The default is
the compiler you used to build hmake with.
.TP
.B HFLAGS
if set, is used as extra arguments to the Haskell compiler. The default is
empty.
.TP
.B MKPROG
if set, it is used as the location of the main program, instead of the
default /usr/local/lib/hmake/$MACHINE/MkProg.
.TP
.B OLDER
if set, it is used as the location of the help program `Older',
instead of the default /usr/local/lib/hmake/$MACHINE/Older.
.TP
.B NHC98INCDIR
if set, it is used as the location of the directory containing
interface files for the Prelude and standard libraries (for nhc98 only).
The default is /usr/local/include/nhc98/.
.TP
.B LMLDIR
if set, is used as the base location of the hbc compiler.
.TP
.B HBCINCPATH
if set, is interpreted as a colon-separated list of directories to search
for interface files for the Prelude and standard libraries (for hbc only).
The default is $LMLDIR/hlib1.3/:$LMLDIR/hbc_library1.3/.
.TP
.B GHCINCDIR
if set, is used as the base location for ghc include files.  The default
is /usr/local/lib/ghc-4.02/lib/imports.
.TP
.B GHCINCPATH
if set, is interpreted as a colon-separated list of directories to search
for interface files for the Prelude and standard libraries (for ghc only).
The default is $GHCINCDIR/std:$GHCINCDIR/exts.
.SH FILES
.B /usr/local/lib/hmake/$(MACHINE)/MkProg
the main program
.PP
.B /usr/local/lib/hmake/$(MACHINE)/Older
help program to determine if a target is out of date.
.SH SEE ALSO
nhc98(1), hbc(1), ghc(1), lmlmake(1), make(1)
.SH BUGS
Please report any bugs or enhancement suggestions to the author.
.SH AUTHOR
Malcolm Wallace [email protected];

based on nhcmake by Niklas R\[:o]jemo [email protected];

based on hbcmake/lmlmake by Thomas Hallgren, [email protected]