NEWBIE: compilation trouble!!!

[arenaTR]

I'm trying to use the gcc compiler on Suse Linux 9.0 straight from the
command line. I'm a windows refugee, so please be gentle.

I have a bunch of c code with appropriate headers and a Makefile.in and a
Makefile.am. I'm really new to this, and having trouble undersatnding the
theory behind the compilation process, obviouisly affecting my ability to
get this to work.

I've tried:

make makefile.in
from the directory in which the files reside, getting the message
"nothing to be done" which I understand, since the makefile is supposed to
keep track of only those things that have changed.

make makefile.am
same thing as makefile.in

gcc makefile.in
"unrecognized file extension"

gcc cfile.c -main c file, although there are lots of others
Here I get lots of errors, all relating to not found/not declared
elements.

So, my assumption was that I could just "execute" a compile with the
makefile, which would control the process. This seems not to be the case,
or if it is, I can't seem to find out how.

Your help would be greatly appreciated. I've been reading for a few hours
on this and can't seem to get the answer.

Thanks again!

 

[Rob Williscroft]

arenaTR wrote in

I'm trying to use the gcc compiler on Suse Linux 9.0 straight from the
command line. I'm a windows refugee, so please be gentle.

Try news://gnu.gcc.help or maybe news://gnu.utils.help.

If your interested in what is topical in this newsgroup read:

http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/

Rob.

 

[Rolf Magnus]

I'm trying to use the gcc compiler on Suse Linux 9.0 straight from the
command line. I'm a windows refugee, so please be gentle.

I have a bunch of c code with appropriate headers and a Makefile.in
and a
Makefile.am. I'm really new to this, and having trouble undersatnding
the theory behind the compilation process, obviouisly affecting my
ability to get this to work.

Note that this newsgroup is about the C++ programming lnaguage and not
about any build tools. This question should have been asked in a un*x
programming newsgroup.

I've tried:

make makefile.in
from the directory in which the files reside, getting the message
"nothing to be done" which I understand, since the makefile is
supposed to keep track of only those things that have changed.

Makefile.in is not a Makefile. It's an input file from which a Makefile
is to be generated. Usually, you have a script called "configure" in
your source directory that generates the Makefile from Makefile.in

make makefile.am
same thing as makefile.in

Makefile.am is the file from which Makefile.in was generated by
automake.

gcc makefile.in
"unrecognized file extension"

gcc cfile.c -main c file, although there are lots of others
Here I get lots of errors, all relating to not found/not declared
elements.

So, my assumption was that I could just "execute" a compile with the
makefile, which would control the process. This seems not to be the
case, or if it is, I can't seem to find out how.

It is, but first, you have to get a makefile.

 

[Chris Dams]

Hello,

I have a bunch of c code with appropriate headers and a Makefile.in and a
Makefile.am. I'm really new to this, and having trouble undersatnding the
theory behind the compilation process, obviouisly affecting my ability to
get this to work.

This is not really on topic, but you might try just typing "make". Most
source code that you grab from the net comes with installation and/or
building instructions, however, so it might also help if this is available
from somewhere.

Good luck,
Chris Dams

 

[someone]

try
make -f makefile.in

Make assumes makefile or Makefile as default. Otherwise, you need to
specify -f option, as in your case.

 

[peter.ludikovsky]

I have a bunch of c code with appropriate headers and a Makefile.in and a
Makefile.am.

Is there also a file 'Makefile'? If no, make won't do anything.
Check if there is a file called 'configure'. Id so, call './configure --help'
or, to start straight away with the defaults './configure'
configure will take your system configuration and translate Makefile.in to
Makefile. After configure is done do make.

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