Modularization

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Main.cpp - err, C

#include "myhead.h"

int main()
{
    MESSAGE("Line 2 n stuff");
}

- myhead.h -

#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <io.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <myfuncs.h>  //clearing screen, and force full screen

#define MESSAGE(x) clrscr(); printf("Line 1\n%s\nLine 3", x)

I can replace "line" 2 from any function, or source file by calling MESSAGE("My new stuff goes here").

Sub source file

#include "myhead.h"

int blah_message()
{
    printf("\n\nBlah");
}

Is there a way to make the compiler automatically link all of your source files? Do you do it with a make file? Please excuse such a newbie of a question, but I want to put in the effort before hand, so once things get going, they roll faster. Modularization.

BTW, also excuse my huge include list - it came from another program...and I have alot of things happening right now.

[quzah]

Yes you can use a make file to do the work for you. Alternately you (depending on your IDE/compiler combination) can set up a project (ala MSVC++) which does the work for you.

Quzah.

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Thank you quzah.

I just wanted to make sure there wasn't a way to embed a statement in your first source file, which tells the compiler that the main, or first source file being compiled will need something from another source file ( main.c/cpp calls something out of sub.c/cpp etc ). Your compiler will then add the infomation together during compilation without any additional work from you aside from writting a few extra lines of code.