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In early 1996 Sybase undertook a project to replace their build system with one centered around a freely available make(1) alternative called Jam. This paper discusses the scope of the project, the problems encountered and their solutions, and the current results.
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Wingerd, L., Seiwald, C. (1997). Constructing a large product with jam. In: Conradi, R. (eds) Software Configuration Management. SCM 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1235. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-63014-7_4
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