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Old 04-17-2006, 04:25 AM   #1
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Makefiles tip


What is the role of Makefiles in Linux?
 
Old 04-17-2006, 04:30 AM   #2
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The makefile makes the install file.
 
Old 04-17-2006, 04:31 AM   #3
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Anyone can help me by writing a Makefile for a very simple program
 
Old 04-17-2006, 08:57 PM   #4
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The introduction is not bad and quite understandable:

http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html

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