Regular expressions with a makefile

My project is built using a make file. I have been using make files for a while but have yet to get into the fun parts of a make file, such as regular expressions for all the files/objects. I apologize in advance for all the programmers that are grinding their teeth over my post. You see, I have used an IDE such as Eclipse to do all my compiling & linking for me most of the time, but this time I am using a makefile. I have found a way to automatically find the *.cpp files, but the part that really boggles me is the multifolder part. My project is based on folders within folders, all the way down. (not quite that extensive, but you get the point) I have folders that go down 3 levels.

My current make file configuration is:

Code:

CC = g++
CFLAGS = -Wall
PROG = game
COMPILE = $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c
OBJFILES := $(patsubst %.cpp,%.o,$(wildcard *.cpp))

ifeq ($(shell uname),Darwin)
	LIBS = -framework OpenGL -framework GLUT
else
	LIBS = -lglut
endif

all: $(PROG)

$(PROG): $(OBJFILES)
	$(CC) -o $(PROG) $(OBJFILES) $(LIBS)

%.o: %.cpp
	$(COMPILE) -o $@ $<

clean:
	rm -f $(PROG)
	rm -f *.o

And while I am at it, I might as well ask this question: do I include the .hpp files in the make file. I'm not really sure what a hpp file is in the first place. It sounds to me like a contradiction of terms personally, but it is part of the "glm" library I will soon use.

As always, thank you for all your help.

do I include the .hpp files in the make file

Generally not.

Not sure about the rest.

For the moment, I am using the code below as my makefile. I am not sure this makes the regex gods happy, but for the moment this will have to do as I am working on juggling my other issues.

My temporary make file:

Code:

CC = g++
CFLAGS = -Wall
PROG = game

SRCS := $(patsubst %.cpp,%.o,$(wildcard *.cpp))
SRCS += $(patsubst %.cpp,%.o,$(wildcard */*.cpp))
SRCS += $(patsubst %.cpp,%.o,$(wildcard */*/*.cpp))
SRCS += $(patsubst %.cpp,%.o,$(wildcard */*/*/*.cpp))

COMPILE = $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c

ifeq ($(shell uname),Darwin)
	LIBS = -framework OpenGL -framework GLUT -framework CoreFoundation
else
	LIBS = -lglut
endif

#LIBS += Lib/libSOIL.a

all: $(PROG)

$(PROG):	$(SRCS)
	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -lboost_filesystem -lboost_system -o $(PROG) $(SRCS) $(LIBS)

clean:
	rm -f $(PROG)
	rm -f *.o
	rm -f */*.o
	rm -f */*/*.o
	rm -f */*/*/*.o

%.o: %.cpp
	$(COMPILE) -o $@ $<

FIXED: This makefile is not done because I have yet to fully get the SOIL (Simple OpenGL Image Library) library to work. Since this is a C++ form and not the Game Programming forum, I will stop here.

Don't get me wrong, I am STILL looking for a better way to improve my make file to appease the regex gods. Thanks again!

Great, well I got g++ to work, but I cannot get Xcode to compile the project now. It should be just a simple fix, but it has been frustrating me. My errors are as follows:

with "#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>" file not found. And I obviously installed boost since I got it working on the g++ compiler. I cannot remember my entire strategy for installing boost in my frustration to get it to work, but I installed it using MacPorts as well as my custom shell script as shown below.

I also included the libBoost_filesystem.dylib as well as libBoost_system.dylib just to make sure.

Code:

#!/bin/bash/

#BOOST INSTALL
clear
echo "### INSTALLING -> BOOST ###"
echo "---This part will take a while, and needs user participation"

cd ~/Downloads/
#see if the file is there to begin with, if it is skip the download part
if [ ! -d "boost_1_47_0" ]; then
	echo "---A web browser will open up a website for you to download a"
	echo "zip containing BOOST."
	echo "---Please let it download to ~/Downloads/"
	echo "---When the download has finished come back to this terminal for"
	echo "---	further instructions."
	echo "---Please press the enter button to commence..."
	read
	open "http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/boost/boost_1_47_0.tar.gz"
	echo "---Press the enter key when the download is"
	echo "---	finished and when you are ready to proceed"
	#wait for the user
	read
	#see if the file is there
	if [ -f "boost_1_47_0.tar.gz" ]; then
		echo "---Got the file, now continuing"
	else
		echo "---Could not find the file!"
		exit
	fi
	tar -zxvf "boost_1_47_0.tar.gz"
else
	echo "---You already have the tar.gz archive unzipped. Skipping the download"
fi
cd "boost_1_47_0"
echo "---I also need to use your password to install the library"
sudo chmod u+x bootstrap.sh
sudo chmod u+x ./tools/build/v2/engine/build.sh
echo "---Thank you"
echo "---This will take a while..."
sudo ./bootstrap.sh
#echo "---THIS WILL ALSO TAKE A LOOOOONG TIME..."
#sudo ./b2
echo "---ALMOST THERE..."
sudo ./bjam architecture=combined

echo "---DONE WITH INSTALLING BOOST!"
echo "...press enter to continue on with your life..."
read
clear
#END BOOST INSTALL

Hopefully I am over thinking this problem.