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Re: software disenchantment

From David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: software disenchantment
Date 2018-10-11 22:03 +0200
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On 11/10/18 21:27, BGB wrote:
> On 10/11/2018 12:56 PM, Bart wrote:
>> On 11/10/2018 18:36, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>> Bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
>>>> On 11/10/2018 15:38, David Brown wrote:
>>>
>>>> BTW how does 'make' know which project to build, if there are several
>>>> possibilities?
>>>
>>> You know, there's a shipload of documentation and examples for 'make'
>>> on the internet.   Spend some time learning to use it before you
>>> criticise it.
>>
>> How am I criticising it here?
>>
>> It just seems odd that every single source file you submit to a /C/ 
>> compiler [except mine, naturally], needs the .c extension otherwise it 
>> hasn't got a clue what you had in mind.
>>
> 
> Well, do sorta need file extensions...

gcc is quite happy with whatever file extensions you want - including no 
file extension.  But if you don't use a file extension to indicate the 
language (gcc supports several), you need to use a flag like "-x c" to 
say "treat this as a C file".  You don't even need a filename at all - 
gcc can use stdin (again, you need a "-x" flag).

I have used other compilers that are as flexible.

> 
> 
>> Yet with 'make', you don't even need to bother with the filename.
>>
> 
> Because 'make' hard-codes a lot of stuff by default (though not nearly 
> as bad as CMake, which seems IMO to try to be too clever for its own good).
> 

No, that is not why "make" doesn't need a filename.  The usual parameter 
to "make" is a /target/, not necessarily a file, and if no parameter is 
given then the first target is taken by default.

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software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-06 15:13 +0100
  Re: software disenchantment David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2018-10-06 09:54 -0700
  Re: software disenchantment Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2018-10-06 10:26 -0700
    Re: software disenchantment fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2018-10-14 04:26 -0700
  Re: software disenchantment antispam@math.uni.wroc.pl - 2018-10-09 18:20 +0000
    Re: software disenchantment David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2018-10-09 11:54 -0700
      Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-09 21:22 +0100
        Re: software disenchantment David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2018-10-09 17:47 -0700
          Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-10 11:28 +0100
            Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-10 11:38 +0100
              Re: software disenchantment Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-10 05:49 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-10 15:47 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-10-10 09:58 -0400
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-10 14:39 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-10 09:42 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-10-10 13:18 -0400
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-10 20:31 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-10 17:53 -0500
                Re: software disenchantment Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-11 10:06 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-11 02:34 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-11 12:03 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-11 03:59 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-11 16:56 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-11 09:02 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-11 19:39 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2018-10-15 19:53 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-16 03:54 -0500
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-11 20:25 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-11 13:16 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-11 07:15 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-11 17:05 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-11 09:15 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-11 17:33 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-11 19:53 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-11 17:59 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment nobody@example.org (Scott) - 2018-10-10 16:53 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-10 12:45 -0500
                Re: software disenchantment Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2018-10-10 11:04 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-10 14:22 -0500
                Re: software disenchantment "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-10-10 15:53 -0400
                Re: software disenchantment Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-11 09:06 +1300
                Re: software disenchantment "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-10-10 13:21 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-10 20:27 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-10 22:54 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-11 11:01 +1300
                Re: software disenchantment Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-11 11:05 +1300
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-10 23:16 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-11 11:22 +1300
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-10 23:28 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-11 11:33 +1300
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-11 11:37 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-11 11:50 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-11 14:10 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-11 05:24 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-11 15:12 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-11 13:13 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-11 14:44 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-11 16:38 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment mark.bluemel@gmail.com - 2018-10-11 08:09 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-11 17:43 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-11 17:36 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-11 18:56 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-10-11 11:54 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-11 20:09 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-12 13:10 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-13 12:57 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-11 14:27 -0500
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-11 22:03 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-11 15:56 -0500
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-12 11:30 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-11 23:34 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-10-11 16:24 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-12 01:46 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-10-11 18:58 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-12 08:50 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-12 11:12 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-12 12:55 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-12 12:10 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-12 13:29 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-12 13:06 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-12 14:30 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-10-12 08:53 -0400
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-12 15:11 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-12 13:55 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-12 15:13 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-12 16:10 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-12 15:22 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-10-12 09:12 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-13 13:00 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-13 12:52 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-14 08:44 +1300
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-13 21:03 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-14 10:13 +1300
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-13 23:02 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-10-13 16:47 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-14 01:05 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2018-10-13 18:12 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2018-10-14 03:05 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-14 20:14 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2018-10-14 11:25 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-12 13:17 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-12 13:16 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-12 14:36 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-12 14:25 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-12 15:55 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-12 15:22 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-12 08:26 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-12 15:51 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-13 13:06 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2018-10-15 19:30 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-12 12:39 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-12 08:44 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-12 13:01 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-11 20:41 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-11 20:02 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-11 22:13 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-11 13:03 -0500
                Re: software disenchantment "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-10-11 11:33 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-11 21:04 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-11 20:15 -0500
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-12 13:17 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-11 13:10 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-10 19:22 -0500
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-11 10:58 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-11 02:37 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-11 12:06 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-11 04:00 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2018-10-11 13:03 -0500
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-11 19:36 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2018-10-11 15:37 -0500
                Re: software disenchantment Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2018-10-10 14:01 -0700
        Re: software disenchantment Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-11 09:02 +1300
      Re: software disenchantment Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2018-10-10 19:11 +0000
        Re: software disenchantment David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2018-10-10 13:08 -0700
          Re: software disenchantment Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2018-10-11 14:52 +0000
            Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-11 14:58 +0000
            Re: software disenchantment Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-11 17:19 +0200
              Re: software disenchantment Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-10-12 09:49 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-13 09:30 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2018-10-15 08:53 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-10-15 09:44 +0000
    Re: software disenchantment Jens Stuckelberger <Jens_Stuckelberger@nowhere.net> - 2018-10-10 13:36 +0000
  Re: software disenchantment "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-10-10 13:51 -0700
    Re: software disenchantment nobody@example.org (Scott) - 2018-10-11 01:53 +0000
    Re: software disenchantment Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-10-11 10:20 +0000
    Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-11 12:53 +0100
      Re: software disenchantment "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-10-11 23:18 -0700

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