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+.TH ml-makedepend 1 "October 25, 2002"
+.SH NAME
+ml-makedepend \- list files a ML program depends upon
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B ml-makedepend
+.RI "[ " DU-options " ] "
+.RB "[ " -n " ] [ " -f
+.IB makefile " ] " " project.cm target"
+.br
+.B ml-makedepend
+.RI "[ " DU-options " ] "
+.RB "[ " -a
+.IR arch " ] [ "
+.BI -o " os"
+.RB " ] [ " -f
+.IR makefile " ] " "project.cm target"
+.br
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+This manual page documents briefly the
+.B ml-makedepend
+command.
+This manual page was written for the Debian distribution
+because the original program does not have a manual page.
+The
+.B ml-makedepend
+script is part of the
+.B SML/NJ CM
+(Compilation and Library Manager) that is used to generate
+a list of files that a ML program depends on for use by
+.BR make .
+.SH OPTIONS
+A summary of options is included below.
+.TP
+.B -n
+.BR ml-makedepend " usually uses the " make
+.RI variables " $(ARCH) " and " $(OPSYS) "
+in the filenames for the
+.IR Makefile ". "
+This option disables this feature.
+.TP
+.BI -a " arch"
+.RI "Use " arch " in place of " $(ARCH) .
+.TP
+.BI -o " os"
+.RI "Use " os " in place of " $(OPSYS) .
+.TP
+.BI -f " makefile"
+Name of the
+.I makefile
+to be used rather than the default
+.IR Makefile .
+.TP
+.BI -D name = value
+Set CM variable to given value.
+.TP
+.BI -D name
+Set CM variable to 1.
+.TP
+.BI -U name
+Unset CM variable.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR sml (1),
+.BR ml-lex (1),
+.BR ml-build (1),
+.BR ml-yacc (1).
+.br
+The programs are documented fully by
+.IR "CM: The SML/NJ Compilation and Library Manager, User Manual" ,
+Matthias Blume, which is
+available via <http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/what/smlnj/doc/CM/new.pdf>.
+.SH AUTHOR
+This manual page was written by Aaron Matthew Read <amread@nyx.net>,
+for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).