\SourceFile{main.ltx}%; whizzy -ext .tex -mkslice make -mkfile "make files" -trace

\documentclass{article}

\begin{document}

For illustration, this is using inlined GPIC macros.

Here we use a simple make files: 
\begin{quote}
\begin{verbatim}
SOURCES = main.tex
PRODUCED = $(patsubst %.ltx, %.tex, $(SOURCES))

files: $(PRODUCED)
	echo $(PRODUCED)

%.tex: %.new
	gpic -t < $< > $@


%.tex: %.ltx
	gpic -t < $< > $@
\end{verbatim}
\end{quote}
The command \verb"make files" will produce all files from source files. 

Here is a drawing that need preprocessing:
\expandafter\ifx\csname graph\endcsname\relax \csname newbox\endcsname\graph\fi
\expandafter\ifx\csname graphtemp\endcsname\relax \csname newdimen\endcsname\graphtemp\fi
\setbox\graph=\vtop{\vskip 0pt\hbox{%
    \special{pn 8}%
    \special{pa 0 1500}%
    \special{pa 1350 1500}%
    \special{pa 1350 0}%
    \special{pa 0 0}%
    \special{pa 0 1500}%
    \special{da 0.050}%
    \graphtemp=\baselineskip\multiply\graphtemp by -1\divide\graphtemp by 2
    \advance\graphtemp by .5ex\advance\graphtemp by 0.000in
    \rlap{\kern 0.675in\lower\graphtemp\hbox to 0pt{\hss {Generic structures}\hss}}%
    \special{ar 650 350 400 150 0 6.28319}%
    \graphtemp=.5ex\advance\graphtemp by 0.350in
    \rlap{\kern 0.650in\lower\graphtemp\hbox to 0pt{\hss {Monoid}\hss}}%
    \special{ar 650 1000 375 150 0 6.28319}%
    \graphtemp=.5ex\advance\graphtemp by 1.000in
    \rlap{\kern 0.650in\lower\graphtemp\hbox to 0pt{\hss {Group}\hss}}%
    \special{pa 650 500}%
    \special{pa 650 850}%
    \special{fp}%
    \special{sh 1.000}%
    \special{pa 675 750}%
    \special{pa 650 850}%
    \special{pa 625 750}%
    \special{pa 675 750}%
    \special{fp}%
    \hbox{\vrule depth1.500in width0pt height 0pt}%
    \kern 1.350in
  }%
}%
\Setlineno
45
$$
\box\graph
$$
End of the drawing.

\end{document}
