NAME

makeflow_linker - automatic dependency location for workflows

SYNOPSIS

makeflow_linker [options] <workflow_description>

DESCRIPTION

makeflow_linker is a tool for automatically determining dependencies of workflows. It accepts a workflow description, currently Makeflow syntax is required, and recursively determines the dependencies and produces a self-contained package. makeflow_linker supports Python, Perl, and shared libraries.

makeflow_linker finds dependencies by static analysis. eval and other dynamic code loading may obscure dependencies causing makeflow_linker to miss some critical dependencies. Therefore it is recommended to avoid these techniques when desiging a workflow.

OPTIONS

--dry-run

Run without creating directories or copying dependencies.

-h, --help

Show this help screen.

-n, --use-named

Do not copy files which are part of a named dependency, e.g. standard libraries.

-o, --output=<directory>

Specify output directory.

--verbose

Output status during run.

-v, --version

Display version information.

EXIT STATUS

On success, returns zero. On failure (typically permission errors), returns non-zero.

BUGS

The makeflow_linker does not check for naming collisions beyond the initial workflow inputs.
The makeflow_linker relies on regex parsing of files

EXAMPLES

Package a workflow:

makeflow_linker -o example_mf example.mf

Run packaged workflow:

makeflow example_mf/example.mf

COPYRIGHT

The Cooperative Computing Tools are Copyright (C) 2003-2004 Douglas Thain and Copyright (C) 2005-2015 The University of Notre Dame. This software is distributed under the GNU General Public License. See the file COPYING for details.