Release Notes -- Alcatel-Lucent nmake lu3.6

June 2003
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1. Introduction

This document announces the new release of nmake version lu3.6. nmake is fully supported and is in wide production use throughout Lucent Technologies, AT&T, and elsewhere.

These lu3.6 Release Notes discuss in detail the new features, highlights bug fixes, additional enhancements, and known problems.

1.1 Supported Hardware

The lu3.6 release has been ported to many UNIX-based systems. For a current list see the Availability Chart and the Download Page on the nmake web site, http://www.bell-labs.com/projects/nmake/. Or contact the Customer Support helpdesk below.

1.2 Hardware Requirements

• Total memory requirements vary based on the size and complexity of the build, specific build tools used, number of concurrent builds/compiles, and other factors; typically 64MB should be adequate on all platforms although use of the product with less memory is possible.
• Product requires maximum 25MB disk space including user manuals. Actual disk requirements may be less depending on platform.
• Lucent(R) nmake will run on any CPU capable of supporting the host OS and platform environment; there are no special CPU requirements.

1.3 Customer Support

We provide patch support, where code changes are required, for nmake releases lu3.6 and lu3.5 (the latest two releases.) Customers using older releases can still acquire help in using the product, but genuine problems found in older releases will not be fixed. Such problems may require an upgrade to a current release or, when possible, a makefile work-around will be provided.

Fee-based services are also available. These include makefile rewrites, conversion of non-nmake makefiles to nmake, integration with vendor tools, build assessments, and porting nmake to new machines.

Contact Customer Support for any questions regarding nmake.

• Web site: http://www.bell-labs.com /projects/nmake/
• Phone: 908-582-5880
• Email for technical support: nmake@alcatel-lucent.com
• Email for license and order information: software@alcatel-lucent.com

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