<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 5.0"> <meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <title>Creating a makefile</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../help.css"> </head> <body> <h1>Creating a makefile</h1> <p>If you have created a Standard Make C/C++ Project, you need to provide a makefile.</p> <p>When you build a project, output from make is displayed in the C-Build view. Makefile actions are displayed in the Make Targets view.</p> <p>To create a makefile:</p> <ol> <li>In the <b>C++ Projects</b> view, right-click a project, and select <b>New > File</b>.</li> <li>In the <b>File name</b> box, type <b>makefile</b>.</li> <li>In the list of projects, verify that the correct project is selected.</li> <li>Click <b>Finish</b>.</li> <p>The C/C++ editor opens.</p> <li>Type makefile instructions in the C/C++ editor.</li> <li>Click <b>File > Save</b>.</li></ol> <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngconcepts.gif" ALT="Related concepts" width="143" height="21"> <br> <a href="../concepts/cdt_o_projects.htm">Projects</a><br> <a href="cdt_o_proj_files.htm">Working with C/C++ project files</a> </p> <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngtasks.gif" ALT="Related tasks" width="143" height="21"> <br> <a href="cdt_t_show_proj_files.htm">Displaying C/C++ file components in the C/C++ Projects view</a><br> <a href="cdt_t_prvw_hide_files.htm">Hiding files by type in the C/C++ Projects view</a></p> <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngref.gif" ALT="Related reference" width="143" height="21"> <br> <a href="../reference/cdt_o_views.htm">Views</a></p> <p> <img src="../images/ng03_04.gif" ALT="IBM Copyright Statement" BORDER=0 width="324" height="14"></body> </body> </html>