---
name: "ppdep-2.6.4"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "fp-utils-2.6.4"
version: "2.6.4+dfsg-4"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ppdep-2.6.4"
---

# ppdep-2.6.4(1)

The FPC Pascal unit dependency tracking program.

## NAME

ppdep - The FPC Pascal unit dependency tracking program.

## SYNOPSIS

**ppdep** \[-DDefine\] \[-oFile\] \[-eext\] \[-V\] \[-h\] \[A\[call\]\] file

## Description

**ppdep** dumps the dependencies of a unit in a format that can be understood by GNU  **make. It writes these dependencies to standard** output. It takes care of dependencies both in the interface and  implementation section of the unit, and it can handle conditional defines.

## Usage

You can invoke  **ppdep** with as the only required argument the name of the file (program or unit) whose dependecies you wish to list. You don't need  to specify an extension, by default  **.pp** is assumed.

## Options

**ppdep** has several options, which are case insensitive:

- **-a***call*

  This option tells  **ppdep** to generate a compiler call for the  makefile. The compiler call will be generated for each file that  is found in the current directory. If you do no specify an explicit  compiler call,  **ppc386** is used.

- **-d***keyword*

  This option defines  **keyword** that can be used to verify conditional defines.  **ppdep** understands conditional defines, you should use this switch if the  *uses* clause of the programs or units can contain conditional defines.

- **-e***ext*

  This allows you to specify a different extension for the unit files. By default,  **.ppu** is assumed. This extension is written to the makefile.

- **-f***\[call\]*

  This option tells  **ppdep** to generate a compiler call for the  makefile. The compiler call will be generated only for the file that was specified on the  **ppdep** command line. If you want to generate a compiler call for each file found, use the  *-a* option. If you do no specify an explicit compiler call,  **ppc386** is used.

- **-h**

  Shows a short help screen.

- **-o***file*

  This option allows you to specify a file to which the dependencies should be written. By default the dependencies are written to standard output. If you specify this option, the dependencies are written to  **file**

  instead.

- **-v**

  Writes some diagnostic messages. If you use this option, be sure to use *-o* as well, since the diagnostic messages will also be written to  standard output.

## SEE ALSO

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  [**ppc386**(1)](/ppc386/1.md) [**ppumove**(1)](/ppumove/1.md) [**make**(1)](/make/1.md)