Thread: writing a makefile?

how do I write a makefile for program that has test.c file, and a test.h header file?

thanks.

One other thing to note is that make generally understands suffixes. So for instance, technically my makefiles should have targets for newton.o (et cetera) but they don't; make can see newton.c (actually newton.f, but never mind) and knows how to turn .c into .o, so it just does it. (This probably makes me a bad person.) You can also set up a rule for *.o based on *.c. You can find the manual for gnu make at gnu.org. (Of course, if you're not using gnu make, the above is probably right but there are going to be little differences.)

Here's what I used to learn about makefiles:
http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html

Although I prefer the PDF version since you can print it out and read it on the bus, or keep it beside your bed in case you can't sleep...
http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.pdf

quick/dirty GNU Makefile:

Code:

CFLAGS=-W -Wall

all: test.exe

test.o: test.c test.h
    gcc $(CFLAGS) -c test.c

test.exe: test.o
    gcc -o test.exe test.o

clean:
    rm -f test.o test.exe

NOTE: There MUST be tabs in Makefile, and i couldn't input them here so don't just copy/paste, replace spaces with tabs !!!

Hi, Is there any tools to create makemake file.
I hv set of source files and a header file in my program. i need to create a make file for this.
I went through the google to find how to and im still in that phase.
but at the middle of it i found a tool called automake.
What make the difference using a tool to create a make file or writing its by my own.

As a beginer which one would you recommend me?
thanks.