Makefile for multiple cpps
 

Hi guys

I have a project which has 5 CPPs files: each representing a component and runs stand-alone.

I know that Makefile can compile things base on the dependency...

1st file: dependence.1 dependence.2
2nd file (which is dependence.1): etc etc

But if I have 5 separate cpps, all dependent on the same set of dependecies.. how should I go about it?

I tried putting them in 1 makefile, but once it compiles the first one, it won't go beyond that, detecting the 1st as "up to date".

anyone?

my current file is like this:

I'm going to take a stab at this, but my impression is you haven't looked much at the Make manual online, have you? That's not meant to be mean, but it's a hunch.

I'm assuming you have saved the text you've provided above in a file named "Makefile" and you're running "make" at the commandline, correct?

If that is the case, then my impression is correct. When you run make, you must specify a target. As in "make all" or "make clean". If you don't specify a target, then make assumes you want to update the first target listed in Makefile.

In this case, that would be "Client/client", or as you said yourself: 'the 1st as "up to date".'

You need to add a new target to your Makefile:
You can get a copy of the make manual (in many different formats) here.

I haven't used the .PHONY target in a while. You'll need to double-check that the syntax is correct.

thanks for the tip. i'll check them out