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+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [
+<!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE">
+]>
+
+<refentry lang="&language;">
+<refentryinfo>
+<date>March 8, 2003</date>
+</refentryinfo>
+
+<refmeta>
+<refentrytitle><command>cheatmake</command></refentrytitle>
+<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+</refmeta>
+
+<refnamediv>
+<refname><command>cheatmake</command></refname>
+<refpurpose>fool <command>make</command> into not rebuilding certain files</refpurpose>
+</refnamediv>
+
+<refsynopsisdiv>
+<cmdsynopsis>
+<command>cheatmake</command>
+
+<group><option>hidechange</option> <replaceable>file</replaceable></group>
+<group><option>show</option></group>
+<group><option>why</option> <replaceable>file</replaceable></group>
+</cmdsynopsis>
+</refsynopsisdiv>
+
+<refsect1>
+<title>Description</title>
+
+<para><command>cheatmake</command> is used to save time when
+recompiling. It can fool make into skipping files that haven't 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.</para>
+
+<para>This utility is part of the &kde; Software Development Kit. </para>
+
+</refsect1>
+
+<refsect1>
+<title>Options</title>
+
+<variablelist>
+<varlistentry>
+<term><option>hidechange</option> <replaceable>file</replaceable></term>
+<listitem><para>Hides the fact that file was changed by setting the timestamp into the past.  Use with care!</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term><option>show</option></term>
+<listitem><para>Lists what files <command>make</command> currently needs to rebuild</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term><option>why</option> <replaceable>file</replaceable></term>
+<listitem><para>Explains why make must rebuild file</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+</refsect1>
+
+<refsect1>
+<title>Environment</title>
+
+<para>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 <envar>OBJ_SUBDIR</envar> should be used. </para>
+
+<variablelist>
+<varlistentry>
+<term><envar>OBJ_SUBJDIR</envar></term>
+<listitem><para>Indicates that the build directory is in the given subdirectory of the source directory. For instance, if the source directory is <filename class="directory">kdesdk</filename> and the build directory is <filename class="directory">kdesdk/obj-i386-linux</filename>, then <envar>OBJ_SUBDIR</envar> should be set to <parameter>obj-i386-linux</parameter>.</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term><envar>OBJ_REPLACEMENT</envar></term>
+<listitem><para>A <command>sed</command> expression that is used to transform the source directory into the build directory.  For instance, if the source directory is <filename class="directory">kdesdk/obj-i386-linux</filename>, then <envar>OBJ_REPLACEMENT</envar> should be set to <parameter>s#kdesdk#kdesdk-obj#</parameter>.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+
+</refsect1>
+
+<refsect1>
+<title>See Also</title>
+
+<para>make(1)</para>
+
+</refsect1>
+
+<refsect1>
+<title>Authors</title>
+
+<para><command>cheatmake</command> was written by &David.Faure; &David.Faure.mail;.  This manual page was
+prepared by <personname><firstname>Ben</firstname><surname>Burton</surname></personname>
+<email>bab@debian.org</email> for the Debian
+<acronym>GNU</acronym>/&Linux; system (but may be used by
+others).</para>
+
+</refsect1>
+
+</refentry>