Create configure script, makefile etc.

introuble · 07-26-2006, 01:35 PM

Ok .. so I've created my program which is "scattered" in various source files in various directories. Language: C. Let's assume I've been building it by compiling every single source file with:

Code:

gcc -O2 -c file.c -o file.o

and then linking all the objects together in a final executable. How do I go from that to a simple:

Code:

./configure && make && make install

?

raskin · 07-26-2006, 01:55 PM

Do you really want configure? read info make - for your purpose it's enough..

crazyjimbo · 07-26-2006, 02:19 PM

If it is just a simple package, you can probably hand write a makefile. The GNU Manual should explain things well enough: http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html

However, to get the

Code:

 ./configure && make && makeinstall

format, you'd be best using a suite of tools called GNU Autotools, which include autoconf and automake to generate the configure script and makefile. A tutorial I found useful for these is here: http://www.seul.org/docs/autotut/

Good Luck!