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Managing change and releases
Learn how to manage change and release in the product.
Guide to building software on Linux and UNIX
HCL VersionVault build concepts
HCL VersionVault supports makefile based building of software systems and provides a software build environment closely resembling that of the make program.
Build avoidance
Learn how clearmake attempts to avoid rebuilding derived objects.
Hierarchical builds
In a hierarchical build, some objects are built and then used to build others.

Hierarchical builds

In a hierarchical build, some objects are built and then used to build others.

clearmake performs configuration lookup separately for each target. To ensure a consistent result, clearmake also applies this principle: When a new object is created, all targets that depend on it are rebuilt.

Note: Winkin does not cause rebuilds of dependencies.