App-HashMake

HashMake is a make-like tool that uses the hash value of a target file rather
than comparing the timestamps of a target with the dependent files. The hash
values of targets are stored in a hidden file called .hash_index in the
directory of the makefile. if a file's hash value has changed, then the actions
associated with that target are run.

If the target doesn't exist, no action is taken.  Otherwise, we load the index
file if it exists.  If the target's hash value matches what we have in the
index, no action is taken; otherwise, if the value is different, or if it's
missing, we perform the action. That new hash value will cause a new index file
to be outpout after all targets have been evaluated.

The hashmake command line arguments should match the ones from make.

by default, it will look for a file called Hash-MakeFile, but that name can be
overrideen with the -f command line argument.

INSTALLATION

To install this module, run the following commands:

	perl Makefile.PL
	make
	make test
	make install

SUPPORT AND DOCUMENTATION

After installing, you can find documentation for this module with the
perldoc command.

    perldoc App::HashMake

You can also look for information at:

    RT, CPAN's request tracker (report bugs here)
        https://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=App-HashMake

    GitHub issue tracker
        https://github.com/talexb/App-HashMake/issues

    Search CPAN
        https://metacpan.org/release/App-HashMake


LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

This software is Copyright (c) 2026 by T. Alex Beamish <talexb@gmail.com>.

This is free software, licensed under:

  The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)