- Welcome to Simply Fortran
- Purchasing and Activating Simply Fortran
- Using Simply Fortran
- The Simply Fortran Interface
- Editing in Simply Fortran
- Projects in Simply Fortran
- Building Projects
- Launching Projects
- Debugging Programs
- External Tools
- Options and Configuration
- Licensing
Make and Makefile Options
The Make utility is used to control the compilation process and control necessary inter-file dependencies when building Fortran projects. Simply Fortran relies on the Open Watcom Make (wmake) package to control the building process.
When a project is built, Simply Fortran scans all Fortran files to generate a proper Makefile that ensures all module dependencies are met. This Makefile is then passed to wmake to build the project accordingly.
The Make Options dialog allows the user to edit some settings related to the building process.
Make Location
This option specifies the path to the Make utility. After installation of Simply Fortran, the default value should lead to the proper wmake executable.
Simplified Build Progress
When this option is enabled, the output of compiler commands in the Build Status tab will show a simplified message as the build progresses. If the option is disabled, the full compiler commands will be generated in the Build Status tab. In either case, compiler warnings and errors will always be shown.
Project-Only Fortran Include Dependencies
This checkbox allows the user to specify how the dependencies of Fortran source files utilizing the INCLUDE statement are calculated. When this box is checked, Simply Fortran will only add files listed in INCLUDE statements as dependencies if the files are also present in the Project tree. If the box is unchecked, Simply Fortran will add any and all files appearing in INCLUDE statements as dependencies for a given source file.