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Re: How to compile several C files

From Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: How to compile several C files
Date 2017-02-08 22:43 +1300
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On 02/ 8/17 10:28 PM, David Brown wrote:
> On 08/02/17 05:35, Ian Collins wrote:
>> On 02/ 8/17 04:42 AM, Richard Heathfield wrote:
>>> On 07/02/17 15:06, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>>>> Once I have two files, I write a makefile.
>>>
>>> I'm slightly lazier than that. Once I have /one/ file, I write a
>>> makefile.
>>
>> I'm lazier still so I get my IDE to generate a makefile :)
>>
>
> My experience is that IDE's are really slow at making their makefiles.
> If you've got an Eclipse project with a few directories and a bunch of
> C, C++ and H files in them, then doing a "rebuild" after changing a
> header file means Eclipse will first grind through all the C and C++
> files doing (approximately) "gcc -MM" to figure out the dependencies to
> generate the makefile.  Then it will do the full compilation on the
> files that actually need to be re-compiled.  And while "gcc -MM" is a
> good deal faster than a normal compile, it adds up when the IDE does it
> for /all/ the project files.

One reason I prefer NetBeans to Eclipse!  It generates nice, simple 
makefiles without any fuss.

> My makefile generates the dependency files when it needs to - and
> re-generates them when it needs to.  So for quick re-builds after small
> changes, it is much faster than Eclipse's built-in project management.

As do NetBeans makefiles.

> My brief experience with MSVS was no better here.  But perhaps netbeans
> or other IDEs are not as inefficient as Eclipse in this regard.

Yep.

> I also prefer a proper makefile because it is then independent from the
> IDE.  If I need to re-open an old project (and my record is close to 20
> years old) I have the compiler at hand, but I really hate having to
> install some ancient IDE just to do the build.  It is also far easier to
> make a fix via ssh from a mobile phone when building is done my "make"
> and not "Tools | Build" in an IDE!

With NetBeans, you can do just that.

-- 
Ian

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How to compile several C files Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2017-02-07 06:10 -0800
  Re: How to compile several C files Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2017-02-07 07:02 -0800
  Re: How to compile several C files David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-02-07 16:03 +0100
  Re: How to compile several C files Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-07 15:06 +0000
    Re: How to compile several C files BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-02-07 15:14 +0000
      Re: How to compile several C files Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-07 16:02 +0000
    Re: How to compile several C files Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2017-02-07 15:42 +0000
      Re: How to compile several C files Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-07 16:19 +0000
        Re: How to compile several C files Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2017-02-07 16:40 +0000
          Re: How to compile several C files Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-07 17:16 +0000
            Re: How to compile several C files David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-02-08 10:19 +0100
        Re: How to compile several C files "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-02-07 11:51 -0500
      Re: How to compile several C files Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2017-02-07 08:26 -0800
        Re: How to compile several C files Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2017-02-07 16:42 +0000
          Re: How to compile several C files Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2017-02-07 10:14 -0800
          Re: How to compile several C files vitale.alla@gmail.com - 2017-02-16 09:49 -0800
      Re: How to compile several C files Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-02-08 17:35 +1300
        Re: How to compile several C files David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-02-08 10:28 +0100
          Re: How to compile several C files Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-02-08 22:43 +1300
            Re: How to compile several C files David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-02-08 11:29 +0100
      Re: How to compile several C files David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-02-08 10:14 +0100
  Re: How to compile several C files James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-02-07 10:07 -0500
    Re: How to compile several C files Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2017-02-07 07:56 -0800
      Re: How to compile several C files Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2017-02-07 08:24 -0800
        Re: How to compile several C files Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-07 16:44 +0000
          Re: How to compile several C files Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2017-02-07 08:54 -0800
            Re: How to compile several C files "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-02-07 12:20 -0500
              Re: How to compile several C files Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2017-02-07 10:05 -0800
                Re: How to compile several C files Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2017-02-07 18:27 +0000
                Re: How to compile several C files Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2017-02-07 18:40 +0000
                Re: How to compile several C files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-02-07 12:22 -0800
                Re: How to compile several C files David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-02-08 10:33 +0100
                Re: How to compile several C files Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2017-02-08 10:25 -0800
      Re: How to compile several C files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-02-07 08:58 -0800
      Re: How to compile several C files "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-02-07 12:07 -0500
        Re: How to compile several C files Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2017-02-07 09:14 -0800
          Re: How to compile several C files Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2017-02-07 17:21 +0000
            Re: How to compile several C files Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2017-02-07 10:14 -0800
            Re: How to compile several C files Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2017-02-07 10:28 -0800
              Re: How to compile several C files Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2017-02-07 18:43 +0000
                Re: How to compile several C files Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2017-02-07 10:55 -0800
            Re: How to compile several C files Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-07 19:28 +0000
              Re: How to compile several C files Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2017-02-07 19:51 +0000
              Re: How to compile several C files David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-02-08 11:25 +0100
                Re: How to compile several C files Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2017-02-08 12:11 +0000
                Re: How to compile several C files David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-02-08 14:58 +0100
                Re: How to compile several C files Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2017-02-08 14:23 +0000
                Re: How to compile several C files supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-02-08 07:48 -0800
                Re: How to compile several C files Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2017-02-08 16:09 +0000
                Re: How to compile several C files David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-02-08 17:23 +0100
                Re: How to compile several C files Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-08 15:01 +0000
                Re: How to compile several C files David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-02-08 17:22 +0100
                Re: How to compile several C files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-02-08 09:27 -0800
                Re: How to compile several C files supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-02-08 09:51 -0800
                Re: How to compile several C files Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-08 21:06 +0000
                Re: How to compile several C files supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-02-08 13:20 -0800
                Re: How to compile several C files Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-08 21:40 +0000
                Re: How to compile several C files supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-02-08 13:49 -0800
                Re: How to compile several C files Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-08 23:09 +0000
                Re: How to compile several C files David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-02-08 23:25 +0100
                Re: How to compile several C files supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-02-08 15:17 -0800
                Re: How to compile several C files David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-02-09 01:17 +0100
                Re: How to compile several C files David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-02-08 23:19 +0100
                Re: How to compile several C files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-02-08 16:44 -0800
                Re: How to compile several C files Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-02-08 22:32 -0800
                Re: How to compile several C files Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-02-09 04:03 -0600
                Re: How to compile several C files Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-02-10 07:52 +1300
                Re: How to compile several C files Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-08 12:12 +0000
                Re: How to compile several C files BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-02-08 13:09 +0000
                Re: How to compile several C files Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2017-02-08 05:14 -0800
                Re: How to compile several C files Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-08 15:32 +0000
                Re: How to compile several C files David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-02-08 15:09 +0100
        Re: How to compile several C files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-02-07 09:22 -0800
          Re: How to compile several C files Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2017-02-07 18:29 +0000
            Re: How to compile several C files bart4858@gmail.com - 2017-02-07 11:05 -0800
            Re: How to compile several C files Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-02-07 12:26 -0800
  Re: How to compile several C files Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2017-02-07 08:34 -0800
    Re: How to compile several C files Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2017-02-07 08:57 -0800
      Re: How to compile several C files "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-02-07 12:29 -0500
      Re: How to compile several C files Manfred <noname@invalid.add> - 2017-02-07 19:02 +0100

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