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What is the BEST make utility for DOS development?

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From: George Jetson
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 16:27
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I am looking around for a good MAKE for DOS development (primarily C,
but I also use MAKE for various other file management tasks).

I have been using the MAKE that comes with Borland C++ (2.0), and it
seems pretty reasonable (It is dated 2/13/91), but I frequently hear
good things about various other MAKEs, including NDMAKE.  NDMAKE hasn't
been updated since about 1/88, which makes me nervous, but on other the
other hand, MAKE is not exactly rocket science to begin with...

Then, of course, there is GNU Make, for which there is a DOS port.  I
assume like everything GNU that it probably has a zillion features you
will never use, plus its own little collection of bugs to go with these
new features...

Any suggestions?  (Am I fine where I am?)
(I did look around on WUarchive for MAKE - saw some things, but nothing
really grabbed me)

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