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Hi all

I have a project that includes a file called “main.cpp” that the “main” function is defined in it and also has a series of header and source files that each one has defined a special class to do a special task!
Now, I want to make a software package for this project;

Frankly, this is my first experience!
Thus, I want to write a Makefile that compiles the project and runs it;

I’ve created a folder named “project” containing all of project’s files and folders. Inside it, I have:

1 - a folder named “MainSrv” containing “main.cpp” file.
2 - a folder named “include” containing all of header files.
3 –a folder named “lib” containing all of object files(.o), shared objects(.so) and archive files(.a).
4 –a folder named “src” containing all of “.cpp” files.
5 –a folder named “config” containing “config.cfg” file of the project.

At the beginning of “main.cpp” file, I should include some of that header files. I want to know how should be the include operation?
For example, one of them is “ptsocket.h”, I do so for including it:

Code:

#Include "include/ptsocket.h"

But I know it is wrong, because my “main.cpp” file is in a folder named MainSrv and when I could do so that the “include” folder was inside this folder (MainSrv) and beside the main.cpp!

What I want, is that I return back from “MainSrv” folder(which gets into “project” folder) and there, from “include” folder, add the ptsocket.h file to the program. But I don’t know how could be this task in “#include” directive?

Is this correct in your opinion:

Code:

#include “../include/ptsocket.h”

If so, how many should be the dots number (2 or 3)?

(I mean, I have problem with applying file paths in #include for each .cpp file!)

Also, I want to write a Makefile to compile these files and also to install the produced libraries in the system (so that, these path definitions are done in it…)

I ask you help me with that or introduce me a complete document to build a software package in linux and correct setting of a Makefile according to it.

TIA.