Setting make options

You can use the Make Options preference page to create a customized set of make options for each target environment.

About this task

You can use this preference page to specify different sets of options to pass to Make.
Use the Make Options preference page to do the following tasks:
  • Create a set of make options.
  • Rename a set of make options.
  • Remove a set of make options.
  • Import a set of make options from another location.
  • Export a set of make options to another location.
  • Configure a set of make options.

Creating a set of make options

Procedure

  1. In the Preferences window, navigate to z/OS Solutions > z/OS UNIX Subprojects > Target Environments > Make Options.
    The Make Options preference page opens.
  2. Click New.
    The New Make Options window opens.
  3. In the Name field, type a name for the new set of make options.
    To easily identify the sets of make options, assign them a meaningful name, such as Make Options for Developer for z/OS® applications.
  4. From the list, select the set of options for Make that supplies the initial settings for the set that you are creating.
  5. To save your selections and close the window, click OK.
    The name that you assigned to the set of make options is displayed in the list of available sets of make options.

Renaming a set of make options

About this task

You can modify the name of an existing set of make options.

Procedure

  1. From the list of available sets of make options, select the set that you want to rename.
  2. Click Rename.
    The Rename Make Options window opens.
  3. Type the new name that you want to apply to this set of make options.
  4. To save your changes and close the window, click OK.
    The new name that you assigned to the set of make options is displayed in the list of available sets of make options. All references to the make option set are updated to use the new name.

Removing a set of make options

About this task

You can remove a set of make options from the list of available option sets. You cannot remove a set of options for Make that is referenced by an existing target environment definition. In this case, Delete is disabled.

Procedure

  1. From the list of available sets of make options, select the set that you want to remove.
  2. Click Delete.
    The Delete Confirmation window opens.
  3. To remove the set from the list, click OK.

Importing a set of make options

About this task

You can import a set of options for make that is stored in another location into the list of available sets of make options in the Make Options preference page.

Procedure

  1. Click Import.
    The Import Make Options window opens.
  2. Do one of the following steps:
    • In the File field, type the name of the file that contains the make options that you want to import.
    • To browse for the location of the file that you want to import, click Browse.
  3. Optional: To overwrite any sets of make options that have the same name as a set that you are importing, select Overwrite existing definitions.
  4. Click OK.
    If you selected Overwrite existing definitions, the Confirm Overwrite window opens. Do one of the following steps:
    • To complete the import and overwrite any existing sets of options, click OK.
    • To cancel the import and not overwrite existing sets of options, click Cancel. You can use the Import Make Options window to modify your selections.

    If you did not select Overwrite existing definitions and a set by the same name exists, the selected definitions are not imported. After the import is complete, an error message is displayed to indicate any definitions that are not imported because of a conflict.

Exporting a set of make options

About this task

You can export a set of make options from the Make Options preference page to another location.

Procedure

  1. From the list of available sets of make options, select the set that you want to export to another location.
  2. Click Export.
    The Export Make Options window opens.
  3. Do one of the following steps:
    • In the File field, type the name of the file that you want to export the make options to.
    • To browse for the location of the file that you want to export the make options to, click Browse.
  4. In the Select items to export section, select the check box for each set of make options that you want to export.
  5. To export your selections and close the window, click OK.

Configuring a set of make options

Procedure

  1. From the list of available sets of make options, select the set that you want to configure.
    The current settings for this set of make options are displayed.
  2. In the Options for make field, specify the options that you want to pass to make.
  3. To save your selections in the preference page, click Apply.