<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <title>Creating your makefile</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../help.css"> <script language="JavaScript"> function newWin(url) { window.open(url, 'install_cdt', 'width=750, height=700, menubar=no, toolbar=no, status=no, resizable=yes, location=no, scrollbars=yes'); } </script> </head> <body> <div role="main"><h1>Creating a makefile</h1> <p>For the purpose of this tutorial, you were instructed to create a C++ Project which requires you to create a makefile.</p> <p>To create a makefile:</p> <ol> <li>In the <strong>Project Explorer</strong> view, right-click the <strong>HelloWorld</strong> project folder and select <strong>New > File</strong>.</li> <li>In the <strong>File name</strong> box, type <strong>makefile</strong>.</li> <li>Click <strong>Finish</strong>.</li> <li>Type the gnu make instructions below in the editor. Lines are indented with tab characters, not with spaces. <blockquote> <p> <br> all: hello.exe<br> <br> clean:<br> rm main.o hello.exe<br> <br> hello.exe: main.o<br> g++ -g -o hello main.o<br> <br> main.o:<br> g++ -c -g main.cpp<br> </p> </blockquote> </li> <li>Click <strong>File > Save</strong>.</li></ol> <p>Your new makefile, along with your main.cpp file are displayed in the Project Explorer view. Your project now contains main.cpp and makefile. You can now build your HelloWorld project.</p> <p>NEW <a href="javascript:void(0)" onClick="newWin('../images/cdt_w_newmake02.png')">Click here to see an illustration</a>.</p> <p> <a href="cdt_w_build.htm" style="text-decoration: none"> <img src="../images/ngnext.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Next icon"></a> <strong><a href="cdt_w_build.htm"> Next: Building your project</a> </strong> </p> <p> <a href="cdt_w_newcpp.htm"> <img src="../images/ngback.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Back icon"></a> <strong><a href="cdt_w_newcpp.htm">Back: Creating your C++ file</a></strong> </p> <p><img src="../images/ngconcepts.gif" ALT="Related concepts" width="143" height="21"> <br> <a href="../concepts/cdt_c_projects.htm">Project</a><br> <a href="../concepts/cdt_o_code_entry.htm">Code entry</a></p> <p><img src="../images/ngtasks.gif" ALT="Related tasks" width="143" height="21"> <br> <a href="../tasks/cdt_o_proj_files.htm">Working with C/C++ project files</a><br> <a href="../tasks/cdt_o_write_code.htm">Writing code</a></p> <p><img src="../images/ngref.gif" ALT="Related reference" width="143" height="21"> <br> <a href="../reference/cdt_o_proj_prop_pages.htm">C/C++ Projects view</a></p> <p> <img src="../images/ng00_04a.gif" ALT="IBM Copyright Statement" > </div></body> </html>