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Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system

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Date 2018-03-07 05:00 -0800
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Subject Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system
From Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com>

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On Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 7:39:59 AM UTC, Jorgen Grahn wrote:
> On Sat, 2018-03-03, James Harris wrote:
> 
> > To be clear, the idea is to have the compile commands generated by a 
> > program. It would have to work with however the programmer chose to 
> > arrange the source code.
> 
> I don't believe in that approach.  The key to writing a Makefile is
> (IMO) to accept that you know the exact layout of the code, and encode
> that knowledge into the Makefile.
> 
With CMake, you point the CMake system at the components of your program,
often using an IDE, then it builds the makefile script for you.
The problem with the whole approach is that you are adding yet another
layer of complexity, but CMake has been pretty much accepted as a
mainstream tool.

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Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2018-03-01 14:40 +0000
  Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-03-01 14:55 +0000
    Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2018-03-02 21:05 +0000
      Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-03-03 01:18 +0000
        Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2018-03-09 01:03 +0000
      Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-02 22:37 -0800
      Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2018-03-09 01:23 +0000
  Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2018-03-01 11:11 -0500
    Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2018-03-01 13:51 -0500
      Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-01 11:02 -0800
    Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2018-03-03 09:48 +0000
      Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-03 04:06 -0800
        Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-03 05:24 -0800
          Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-03 06:43 -0800
    Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-06 13:51 -0800
  Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2018-03-01 22:46 +0000
    Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-01 15:27 -0800
    Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2018-03-03 12:25 +0000
      Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-03 04:53 -0800
      Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-03-03 15:32 +0000
        Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-03 08:02 -0800
        Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2018-03-04 07:52 +0000
        Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2018-03-04 08:43 +0000
          Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2018-03-05 07:58 +0000
            Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2018-03-06 21:37 +0000
              Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2018-03-07 21:02 +0000
          Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-03-05 15:29 +0000
            Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2018-03-07 04:54 +0000
              Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2018-03-07 00:33 -0600
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2018-03-07 09:55 +0000
      Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2018-03-04 07:39 +0000
        Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-03-07 05:00 -0800
          Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-03-07 14:09 +0000
            Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2018-03-07 14:26 +0000
              Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-03-07 16:35 +0000
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-07 09:32 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-07 10:11 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-07 11:12 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-07 12:01 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-07 15:43 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-07 19:18 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-08 09:59 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-08 10:28 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-08 13:36 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-03-08 21:47 +0000
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-08 15:03 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-09 09:59 +0100
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-09 10:33 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-09 12:27 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-03-09 20:48 +0000
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-09 13:31 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-10 18:31 +0100
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2018-03-10 13:22 -0600
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2018-03-10 19:15 +0000
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-09 13:28 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-09 14:13 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-09 14:45 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-10 17:39 +0100
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2018-03-10 19:00 +0000
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-12 08:26 -0700
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-12 17:06 +0100
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-12 10:23 -0700
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-03-12 18:42 +0000
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-12 12:20 -0700
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-03-12 20:27 +0000
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-12 14:12 -0700
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-13 11:12 +0100
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-12 09:23 -0700
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-12 10:38 -0700
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2018-03-12 11:41 -0700
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-12 12:10 -0700
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-09 12:09 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-03-09 20:46 +0000
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-10 18:35 +0100
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-12 08:54 -0700
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-13 08:39 +0100
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-03-17 11:03 -0700
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2018-03-11 07:37 +0000
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2018-03-11 14:22 -0700
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2018-03-11 21:48 +0000
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2018-03-11 17:50 -0700
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-11 15:54 -0700
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-12 09:38 -0700
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-08 10:48 +0100
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-08 09:58 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-08 22:03 +0100
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-08 13:55 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2018-03-08 22:38 +0000
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-08 15:03 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2018-03-08 23:15 +0000
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-03-17 10:44 -0700
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-18 03:47 -0700
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-09 10:10 +0100
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-09 10:10 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2018-03-08 14:21 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-08 15:10 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-09 10:13 +0100
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-09 10:10 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-08 10:28 +0100
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-08 10:28 -0800
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-08 22:17 +0100
                Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-08 13:26 -0800
  Re: Compiling and linking code from different places in the file system "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2018-03-14 13:39 +0100

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