Thread: makefile

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    makefile

    hay
    I have some problems with makefiles and I would appreciate any help
    first:
    I try to write a basic makefile which looks like
    Code:

    read_init: read_initCon.c
    <tab>gcc -o read_init read_initCon.c -lm

    but the result is not the compilation of my program but the second line is printed to the shell and thats it... if I delete -lm at the end, the compilation is working, but I need the link, so the compilation is not successful. Where is my mistake?

    second: I have some Makefiles in a folder and they are named like galaxy.Makefile, cluster.Makefile etc. Does anybody know how I can execute this makefiles?
    thanks for any help
    best regards
    florian

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    Without knowing exactly what error you get, I can't really say what is going wrong in your simple makefile - it looks fine as posted.

    If you want make to use a file not called Makefile or makefile, then
    Code:
    make -f somefilename
    will do the job of using "somefilename" as the input file.

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    Compilers can produce warnings - make the compiler programmers happy: Use them!
    Please don't PM me for help - and no, I don't do help over instant messengers.

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    thanks

    thanks for the answer. I solved the problem with the makefile... just stupidity...:-)
    best regards
    florian

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