$Id: //depot/proj/cons/src/README#3 $ This is a Perl-based make replacement, but does not provide make compatibility. It has a number of powerful capabilities not found in other software construction systems, including make. You will need Perl 5.002 or better and the Perl MD5 Extension (MD5-1.6.tar.gz or greater), available from CPAN. This program is known to work on a variety of platforms: it's in production use on versions of FreeBSD, Linux, SunOS, Solaris, HPUX, AIX, IRIX and NT. Documentation is supplied in POD format (thanks to Ulrich Pfiefer). A cons discussion group, cons-discuss@eng.fore.com, has been created. If you wish to subscribe, send mail to cons-discuss-request@eng.fore.com with the word "subscribe" in the BODY of the message. Please send all comments, requests, complaints, etc. to the mailing list. Cons is maintained by members of the cons-discuss mailing list. The official cons web site is http://www.dsmit.com/cons An article about Cons appeared in The Perl Journal, issue #9, Spring 1998.