Thread: Can't use multiple sources

I read the FAQ here on cprogramming.com just to make sure I was doing it right and there was no problem in theory.
However it seems that my compiler (command-line Borland) doesn't compile the external sources. I know this is a C-board and the FAQ entry is in C++ however the same problem arouses when compiled as a C++ app, just different error messages.

The errors I get are "unresolved external" for each function/variable that is used from the foreign files.

And I haven't forgotten to put prototypes, structures and the likes in the headers either. From what I understand the compiler includes a header file like src1.h, and then automatically looks for a source that accompanies it like src1.c, but it just won't work. I tried compiling it with MSVC++ too and that didn't work either.

What are the names of the files you are wanting to compile, and what is the command you are issuing? If you are trying to compile several files together, you need to explicitly name them from the command line (as you have no doubt read at the end of the FAQ you mentioned)

> However it seems that my compiler (command-line Borland) doesn't compile the external sources
Without an IDE or a makefile, you have to tell the compiler all your source files,
so for example
bcc32 util.c main.c func.c

With an IDE or makefile, you would only recompile say util.c when it (or something it depends on, say an include file) is changed. This is what makes compiling large projects efficient, by only recompiling the necessary parts.

Haha no I didn't read that actually. Thought it was just a simple output test to see that it worked.
I don't like IDEs as they would restrict me to one language and makefiles I wouldn't bother with unless I made something big. But there should be some compiler arguments options in Project Settings in my editor so I'll survive this.