Is there a freeware or open-source MAKE out there? Years ago, when I worked as a programmer, I used this tool. So much nicer than those primitive batch files in the MASM32 project. It only updates those parts of the project that need it.
I think I have an old copy of it somewhere, but can't find it at the moment ...
I use gnu make (and the rest of tools) from GnuWin32.
http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/make.htm
well - there are many free programs that go beyond make, now
even QE has some capabilities - it uses batch files - don't discount batch files - they can be quite powerful
but, you might want to look into IDE's like RadAsm and WinAsm
they totally manage projects for you
the special projects and IDE subforums are a place to start
Wow, if the batch files are too slow for you, then you must have substantial projects! My biggest source, the RichMasm editor with 13,000 lines, still assembles and links in less than half a second...
ok - took a little searching, but the 2008 SDK is still available for d/l and has NMake.exe and support files
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=24826
you may not be able to install it on win2k, but you can extract the files