This repo is now at: https://github.com/tshort/Maker.jl
It should be registered soon. On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 4:22 PM, Tom Short <tshort.rli...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm interested in feedback on the following unregistered package that > implements a build-dependency system like the *make* utility or Ruby's > Rake: > > https://github.com/tshort/Make.jl (based on Mike Nolta's Rake.jl) > > For me, a typical project will have a script that reads in data followed > by several steps of data processing, analysis, and/or simulation. I > normally split this into several functions. The main problem with this > approach is that I typically have to manually run one or more of these > functions to load variables and do initial processing. Sometimes, I will > script this setup, but it's still klunky. > > The package above tries to help manage these dependencies. In theory, I > can include my Julia script and run `make()`. This will load variables and > re-run parts of the data analysis if the input data has changed or I've > change parts of my code. > > Suggestions? Other approaches to handle this use case? > >
