From: Weiqi Gao <weiqigao AT a DOT crl DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Question from a C/C++ newbie
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 01:47:43 -0500
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Clint Knapp wrote:
> 
> Ok,
> I've got a simple question, but like I said I'm new to this. How do I use
> Make files? are they like the Visual Basic vbp files, are they what get
> opened for a project? Are they what you use to compile a large project with
> more than one .c or .cpp file?
> 
> I know these questions sound really lame, but I've had no experience with
> C/C++ compiling at all, I've done very basic things with C/C++, I would just
> like to know some things. If there's much else I need to know please tell
> me.

We don't help VB people here.

Just kidding.  A Makefile allows you to manage your project.  I don't
think vbp's are as versatile, but they are similar in their
functionality.  Get the O'Reilly book on make or print out the GNU Make
manual.  Both offer in depth coverage of make.  For a more accessible
introduction, get the Kernighan & Pike classic The UNIX Programming
Environment (this book also covers awk/sed/grep/sh/C/yacc/lex/... and
much more).

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Weiqi Gao
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