Thread: Appropriate header file

I'm working on a relatively large project that is split into multiple files of source code/.cpp files (for better readability).
The overall code should be in compliance with the standards, but I'm afraid I'm not familiar with the C++ header files.
Note that I do the following in front of main():

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <math.h>
#include <vector>
#include "one.cpp"
#include "two.cpp"
#include "three.cpp"

int main() {
....
}

Then, I made a .h file, myHeader.h, that looks like this:

Code:

#ifndef MYHEADER_H
#define MYHEADER_H
#include <iostream>
#include <math.h>
#include <vector>
#include "one.cpp"
#include "two.cpp"
#include "three.cpp
#endif

In the main file, I only have "#include "myHeader.h" before the main(). Is this fine and
in compliance with the standards?

Originally Posted by onako

Is this fine and
in compliance with the standards?

in compliance with the standards, yes. Fine... Depends on what you call fine. I think the code becomes less readable by doing such a thing, and compiling will definitely take longer... I recommend just adding all dependencies of one file in that file, and no others.

Thanks for the reply.
Are you suggesting to move all the cpp file into one large code fragment before main(), and
forget about the headers?

Erm... No. I'm suggesting to have the list of includes required for each file in that file itself.

Originally Posted by vart

Do not include cpp at all

Ahhh, lol, I missed the point that those files where cpp files, I thought they were header files.

In that case, I completely agree with vart. Make a header file and include that, then compile the CPP files separately and link them together.