How to create a simple make file and compile c++ project in linux?
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Introduction

  Make file is used to compile and link C++ header files, cpp files and associated libraries in Linux platform. Look at the bellow example.

 Assume that we have two cpp files that includes 2 header files and one Library file, to write a make file for this C++ project, do the following things.

 

  "Example1.cpp" associated to "example1.h"

 

  "Example2.cpp" associated to "exaple2.h" and a lib file called "example2LIB"

 

·         open a text file and name as "makefile" (Normally no extension)

·         open the file in any text editor

·          Wrtite the bellow expression

·         g++  -c  example1.h Example1.cpp exaple2.h Example2.cpp -lexample2LIB -o example

Ø  g++ - For calling Linux based c++ compiler

Ø  -c - Compile the codes

Ø  -l - Link to libraries

Ø  -o - Final binary out put

 

·         Save the file.

·         Open Terminal and move to the project path

·          Type make to compile and link the code , If you got any error in code type vi space cpp or .h file name ,

·         press i and edit the code correctly press ESC then press :wq to save ["q! to exit without save]

·         If any conflict in object files and intermediate files just add one more line in make file to clean up

 

·         clean:

o   rm -f <Foldername>/*.o

 

·         To execute the clean command  type "make clean" in terminal

·         To avoid re-usage of same keywords or commands in make file creation and make some generality to your make file , just use variables like the following way

·         Syntax: Variable name=<value>

Ø  Eg:  CC=gcc

Ø  CPP=g++

 

·         To retrive the values from variables use "$" sign

·         Eg : $(CPP) -c example.h example.cpp -o example

 

·         To display a message to screen when making process use @echo

·         Eg: @echo "Cleaning up directory."

 

Article by

 Johnson Augustine

johnsonaugustine@live.in


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