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From:	"Johan Henriksson" <johan DOT he AT telia DOT com>
To:	<djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject:	Re: Question from a C/C++ newbie
Date:	Tue, 3 Jun 1997 21:22:19 +0200
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from Johan Henriksson, Sweden    HTTP://come.to/jhewok  |
Primary mail: johan DOT he AT telia DOT com                  #UIN 12035895
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Leadprogrammer and FX-specialist at Real software
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>What exactly is the point of using a makefile, as opposed to just putting
>things into header files (like I have done in the past)?

Well... I usually store everything in a big .C-file (X-type is currently
4086 rows) but that is a _BAD_ thing to do. You'd better split up bigger
projects. If makes you effencier. Then an automated compilingsystem comes
very handy. .BAT is a good solution but if you use Unix too, you'd better
use those make-files as they are compatible with both dos and unix. Even if
you don't use it now, you might in the future and then you've already done
the porting... (well, almost). Make also automatize a lot of things but I
don't remember what. I'm not a make-guy.

>
>Thanks
>    Al Morgan muaddib AT proaxis DOT com
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