Building Files

[iiwhitexb0iii]

Hopefully this is a simple problem...I've done alot of programming assignments in my short stint as a CS minor. Made alot of seemingly useless programs. So recently I decided to make something of use. I have a simple program that returns the total amount of money for any number of coins. Heres my question, is there any way to build that program into a *.exe or *.app file so it could be used whenever?

Seems like the next logical step in making these programs...correct me if I'm wrong.

Thank you for your time in advance,
Michael

[Happy_Reaper]

Yeah, technically, your compiler does this for you.

[iiwhitexb0iii]

very good sir...i apologize for not being clear.

The only potentially executable file is *.out which cannot be opened by double clicking on it.

Sure I can run it in Terminal but curiousity was killing my cat as to whether or not there was some way to make a program I can say, leave in my Dock.

-Michael

[Happy_Reaper]

So you're using gcc ?

Try compiling doing :

gcc source.c -o file

file will then be an executable. Which you can then execute by going to the directory in which you outputed to and typing :

./file

[iiwhitexb0iii]

gcc Assignment1.c -o Assignment1.app

doesn't work so i suppose running the *.out file in terminal will have to do...oh well

thanks for your time

[Happy_Reaper]

no my bad,

try gcc -o file source.c

Afterwards check in your folders if you have a file called file. This file should be an executable. Do you see it ?

[yxunomei]

Hopefully this is a simple problem...I've done alot of programming assignments in my short stint as a CS minor. Made alot of seemingly useless programs. So recently I decided to make something of use. I have a simple program that returns the total amount of money for any number of coins. Heres my question, is there any way to build that program into a *.exe or *.app file so it could be used whenever?

Seems like the next logical step in making these programs...correct me if I'm wrong.

Thank you for your time in advance,
Michael

did you mean portability? (ie. can be used in windows, *nix etc)

[iiwhitexb0iii]

the *.out file has to be ran in terminal and the *.nix file doesn't run properly in terminal, cannot be executed otherwise...

-michael

[Happy_Reaper]

You also have to run the executable from the terminal. Gcc defaults as making *.out the executable. To run your executable, go to the directory it is located and type : ./prog