dx -builder and dx -edit now write *.make files (for user modules and
javadx creations) that work on a bunch of platforms (I've tested linux,
aix, sgi, and solaris).  If you set DXARCH, dx -builder will even build
and run your module interactively.

One of the "design" changes is that the dx-generated makefiles try to be
architecture-independent.  Architecture specifics are now supposed to be
sequestered in lib_$(DXARCH)/arch.mak  (created by dx's configure).
Over time this should mean less maintenance and more reuse.  Also,
components (e.g. java DXServer and your javafied network) should build,
install, and run together without a lot of fuss.

Some of the *make files for various dxsample sample code (e.g. user
interactors ) work.  Truthfully at this instant I am more than a little
confused about which ones do work on which platforms. If my changes to
the dx tree pass muster, it will make more and more sense to whip these
laggards into shape.  I have left the old Makefile_$(DXARCH) files
intact (which mostly do not work in the OpenDX structure) in the
meantime.

regards,
Pete

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