COMPILE

     COMPILE  provides  a  simple  compile,  load,  and   go
facility for VMS.

                          Features

      o  Provide a common command language interface to  all
         compilers.
      o  Select the compiler to use based on file type.
      o  Compile  only  the  files  which  were  created  or
         revised.
      o  Compile if 'included' files were revised.
      o  Create and maintain user libraries.
      o  Link if files were compiled.
      o  Link if external modules or libraries were revised.
      o  Run the resulting program.


                         Compilers

Following is a list of all compilers  supported  by  COMPILE
and their corresponding file types:

        Compiler                file type
        --------                ---------
        RATFIV                  .RAT
        FORTRAN                 .FOR
        PASCAL                  .PAS
        BASIC                   .BAS
        MACRO                   .MAR

COMPILE selects the compiler to use for a file based on  the
file  type.   If  you specify a file without a type, COMPILE
will search for the file having one of the above types.