> Ideas and hints would be great. I'm not even really sure 
> where to start.

The Gnu 'make' manual is a good starting point, even if 
you're not using Gnu 'make':

http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/

There's also an O'Reilly book, "Managing projects with Gnu 
make", but the Gnu manual is actually clearer IMO:

http://oreilly.com/catalog/make3/book/index.csp

David

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