Hi Brendan, > Does anyone know if there is an XML standard for Dependency tools - > eg. Make, Cook, etc ??? I'm not aware of one in widespread use. Bakefile [1] uses XML files in a Makefile-like way, but I haven't used it and so can't comment on how good it is. Kind regards, Maun Suang -- Boey Maun Suang (Boey is my surname) Email: boeyms at macports dot org