Makefile - Handy tools for compilation

In the previous section, you have learnt a lot about the using gcc to compile source codes. It will be more difficult when the scale of the project is getting larger.

To manage compilation more easier, we can make use of Makefile.

By using the previous example, we have

• Header file

  • int_header.h

• C implementation files

  • add_int.c

  • multi_int.c

  • main.c