Include a header file, but where does the header file look in?

HI,

If i include a header file, where does the header file ( or more correctly - the compiler ) look in to find the function definitions and stuff that are declared in the header file? Because header file is only for declaring things, the actual code must reside somewhere else? I know the standard libraries reside in the "Include" directory in the compiler's directory. But if i have a custom source file and a header file, i include the header file, but where should i put the custom source file so it can be found by the compiler? The Include dir? Anywhere else?

thnx thnx

<header.h>
This is a header file that comes with your compiler, it can be found in the Include directory. The < > tokens denote this feature.

"header.h"
A custom header which you yourself wrote or downloaded somewhere. This header should be placed in the same directory as your source file which uses it, a feature which is denoted by the " " tokens.

-Prelude

You should link all the files together with the linker when compiling (*.c/*.cpp files, not the *.h files).

So... let's say I have a program (main.c) which adds two integers by calling a function sum() :

Code:

---

int sum(int a, int b)
{
  return a + b;
}

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Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
#include "myheaders.h"

int main (void)
{
  int a = 3;
  int b = 4;

  printf ("%d\n", sum (a,b));

  return 0;
}

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where myheaders.h looks like:

Code:

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int sum (int a, int b);

---

shall I just ...

gcc -c main.c
gcc -c sum.c
gcc -o finalprog sum.c main.c

???

thx thx !!!

Thnx prelude, u answered my question: source file should be placed in the same directory

But thnx to all guys too who posted.

A better way of putting preludes answer....(i guess)

When you #include a header file inclosed in < >, the compiler looks for that header file in the INCLUDE DIRECTORY PATH specified in ur configuration file. But if u include the header file enclosed in " " then the C-Compiler will look for the header file in the current directory. therefore u can also #include ur custom headers in the following way..
#include"..\myproj\defs.h"

Hope you got the point...

Regards,
Sriharsha.

i know i know how to include custom header files. I was asking where does the compiler look for the source files for the function definitions and stuff that the custom header files contain, and prelude said in the same directory as the custom header file, and that was the answer.