Help in Makefile

ankit4u1 · 09-09-2007, 06:30 PM

Hi,

I am trying to create a project of client and server communication using sockets. I have four programs and a Makefile
1) header.h (macros and function prototypes)
2) main.c: where command line arguments are handled and server and client functions are called
3) server.c: server function is defined here
4) client.c: client program is defined here
5) Makefile

Here is my Makefile

Code:

server1: server.o main.o
	gcc server.o main.o -o server1

client1: client.o main.o
	gcc client.o main.o -o client1 

main.o: main.c header.h
	gcc -c -Wall main.c

client.o: client.c header.h
	gcc -c -Wall client.c

server.o: server.c header.h
	gcc -c -Wall server.c

clean:
	rm -f *.o

When I do "make", I get the following output:

Code:

gcc -c -Wall server.c
gcc server.o main.o -o server1
main.o:main.c:(.text+0x49d): undefined reference to "_client"
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [server1] Error 1

I don't understand what could be the problem. I tried to google, but without much luck.

If I don't use Makefile, i.e. use main() in both server and client programs and compile them separately and run those programs, everything goes fine....The problem occurs when I use Makefile

Can any one please help me ? Thanks in advance.

ankit4u1 · 09-09-2007, 07:12 PM

Well, coun't wait trying stuff...I solved the problem in this way:

I split main.c in two parts main1.c and main2.c

and then when i do make server1 or make client1, it runs fine !!! time to rock !!

I feel that this is one of the solutions only !! I would like to know if the above problem can be solved by only one "main" file !!!

Once again, I will format the question:

Is is possible to create a Makefile with multiple targets with only one "main" file ? If yes, then, by doing only "make", what will happen ?

1) Will it give me errors?
2) Will it create all the targets ?

Or is it mandatory that I need to do "make target" and not "make" to build the target ?

Thanks in advance !!