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Old 04-08-2008, 12:29 AM   #1
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from windows to linux makefile


Hye All
I Have some thousands of C file and related makefiles that are working on windows.But according to our need we have to run those files in LINUX .When i run those file i find out that program showing error. I findout in makefile that there were some path related problem.
Since linux depends on case sensitive problems & on Windows, the directory path separator is "\" while on Linux it is "/".

Since there is are lot of makefile ,so it will take lot of time for me to upgrade it .Is there any way without making not much changes in my makefiles(i.e. not to change path sepator & folder in case sensitive )so that i can run those makefiles
 
Old 04-08-2008, 04:34 AM   #2
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You could write a script to change the path separator or just use '/' as it is valid on both windows and linux.
 
Old 04-08-2008, 05:16 AM   #3
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Porting software from one OS to another is rarely just a matter of changing the directory separators. If there are any calls to the windows API, you will need to re-write them to use Linux system calls. This can be simple, and it can be difficult. If this project uses any Microsoft API, you will need to re-write those parts of code to use equivalent APIs on Linux.
 
  


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