Make Files

hi-

I've just found myself thrust into compiling some c modules and I have to use make files options. I have a bit of a learning curve in front of me.

could someone please direct me to a few good sites describing make files, particularly in gcc? Tutorial sites?

thx

Code:

 
#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
  char str[10];

  //Creates an instance of ofstream, and opens example.txt
  ofstream a_file ( "example.txt" );
  // Outputs to example.txt through a_file
  a_file<<"This text will now be inside of example.txt";
  // Close the file stream explicitly
  a_file.close();
  //Opens for reading the file
  ifstream b_file ( "example.txt" );
  //Reads one string from the file
  b_file>> str;
  //Should output 'this'
  cout<< str <<"\n";
  // b_file is closed implicitly here
}

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MystWind: I don't think that is what shipyard meant. Also, this is the C board not C++

I've never written a makefile before but here is what google returned

http://oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu/~bhumphre/makefile.html

Maybe you can find your answer here how to execute more than one files??

urmmm...

i've just manage to run my MakeFile....I now i'm working on the DEbUG mode.... i use the Borland compiler though...slightly different files n command but maybe u can apply it to whatever u're trying to work out

I'm not a makefile expert, but this is at least a simple example of one:

Code:

INCL   = header.h
SRC    = file1.c file2.c file3.c
OBJ    = $(SRC:.c=.o)
LIBS   = -lcomctl32
EXE    = a.exe

# compiler stuff
CC      = gcc
CFLAGS  = -O3
LDFLAGS =  -o $(EXE) $(LIBS) 
CFDEBUG = -g -DDEBUG $(LDFLAGS)
RM      = rm -f

# create object files
%.o: %.c
    $(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $*.c -o $*.o

# linker objects
$(EXE): $(OBJ)
    $(CC) $(OBJ) menu.o $(LDFLAGS) -mwindows

# object-dependent libraries
$(OBJ): $(INCL)

# make debug
debug:
    $(CC) $(CFDEBUG) $(SRC)

# make clean
clean:
    $(RM) $(OBJ) $(EXE)

thanks for the links and examples.