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<H1 CLASS="chapter"><A NAME="htoc1">Chapter 1</A>  Guide</H1><P>
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</P><P>If you are new to OMake, you the <A HREF="omake-quickstart.html">omake-quickstart</A> presents a short
introduction that describes how to set up a project. The
<A HREF="omake-build-examples.html">omake-build-examples</A> gives larger examples of build projects, and
<A HREF="omake-language-examples.html">omake-language-examples</A> presents programming examples.</P><DL CLASS="description"><DT CLASS="dt-description">
<B>Quickstart <A HREF="omake-quickstart.html#chapter:quickstart">2</A></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
A quickstart guide to using <TT>omake</TT>.
</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B>Build examples <A HREF="omake-build-examples.html#chapter:build-examples">3</A></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
Advanced build examples.
</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B>The OMake language <A HREF="omake-language.html#chapter:language">4</A></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
The <TT>omake</TT> language, including a description of objects, expressions, and values.
</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B>Variables and naming <A HREF="omake-language-naming.html#chapter:naming">5</A></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
Variables, names, and environments.
</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B>Language discussion <A HREF="omake-detail.html#chapter:extra">6</A></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
Further discussion on the language, including scoping, evaluation, and objects.
</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B>Language examples <A HREF="omake-language-examples.html#chapter:language-examples">7</A></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
Additional language examples.
</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B>Build rules <A HREF="omake-rules.html#chapter:rules">8</A></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
Defining and using rules to build programs.
</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B>Base builtin functions <A HREF="omake-base.html#chapter:base">9</A></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
Functions and variables in the core standard library.
</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B>System functions <A HREF="omake-system.html#chapter:system">10</A></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
Functions on files, input/output, and system commands.
</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B>Shell commands <A HREF="omake-shell.html#chapter:shell">11</A></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
Using the <TT>omake</TT> shell for command-line interpretation.
</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B>The standard objects <A HREF="omake-pervasives.html#chapter:pervasives">12</A></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
Pervasives defines the built-in objects.
</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B>Standard build definitions <A HREF="omake-build.html#chapter:build">13</A></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
The build specifications for programming languages in the OMake standard library.
</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B>Standard autoconfiguration functions and variables <A HREF="omake-autoconf.html#chapter:autoconf">14</A></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
The utilities provoded by the OMake standard library to simplify
programming of autoconfiguration tests.
</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B>The interactive command interpreter <A HREF="osh.html#chapter:osh">15</A></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
The <TT>osh</TT> command-line interpreter.
</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B>Appendices</B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
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<B>OMake command-line options <A HREF="omake-options.html#chapter:options">A</A></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
Command-line options for <TT>omake</TT>.
</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B>The OMake language grammar <A HREF="omake-grammar.html#chapter:grammar">B</A></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
A more precise specification of the OMake language.
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</DD><DT CLASS="dt-description"><B><A HREF="omake-doc.html">All the documentation on a single page</A></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description">
All the OMake documentation in a single page.
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