You can have inputs like ./build.dash rebuild
which first cleans earlier compiled files and builds. Dependencies would go into logic of shell script, it can have check_dependencies which checks for files. Normally as you code a shell script! Thanking you Sagar Acharya https://humaaraartha.in/selfdost/selfdost.html 22 Sept 2023, 13:31 by cont...@strahinja.org: > On 23/09/22 09:50AM, Sagar Acharya wrote: > >> A better way to build is to write a build.dash script >> > > Some elaboration is needed. > > In what way would this shell script be better than the make systems I listed? > How does it decide when rebuilding is needed? Does it track dependencies and > how? >