How it Works (cont’d)

• The user invokes a tool [usually from a makefile ]
• Since the tool is not available natively in the UNIX environment, a script is provided in the user’s path that “spoofs” the functionality of the tool
• This script:
  • Parses the tools arguments
  • Copies all relevant source objects (via. NFS) to the build server’s local disk (resolving filename conventions)

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