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Simple makefiles for C/C++ projest with automatic determination of header dependencies, source files, and include paths
ISC License
Copyright (c) 2016, Job Vranish
Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
TARGET_EXEC ?= a.out
BUILD_DIR ?= ./build
SRC_DIRS ?= ./src
SRCS := $(shell find $(SRC_DIRS) -name *.cpp -or -name *.c -or -name *.s)
OBJS := $(SRCS:%=$(BUILD_DIR)/%.o)
DEPS := $(OBJS:.o=.d)
INC_DIRS := $(shell find $(SRC_DIRS) -type d)
INC_FLAGS := $(addprefix -I,$(INC_DIRS))
CPPFLAGS ?= $(INC_FLAGS) -MMD -MP
$(BUILD_DIR)/$(TARGET_EXEC): $(OBJS)
$(CC) $(OBJS) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
# assembly
$(BUILD_DIR)/%.s.o: %.s
$(MKDIR_P) $(dir $@)
$(AS) $(ASFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
# c source
$(BUILD_DIR)/%.c.o: %.c
$(MKDIR_P) $(dir $@)
$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
# c++ source
$(BUILD_DIR)/%.cpp.o: %.cpp
$(MKDIR_P) $(dir $@)
$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
.PHONY: clean
clean:
$(RM) -r $(BUILD_DIR)
-include $(DEPS)
MKDIR_P ?= mkdir -p
TARGET ?= a.out
SRC_DIRS ?= ./src
SRCS := $(shell find $(SRC_DIRS) -name *.cpp -or -name *.c -or -name *.s)
OBJS := $(addsuffix .o,$(basename $(SRCS)))
DEPS := $(OBJS:.o=.d)
INC_DIRS := $(shell find $(SRC_DIRS) -type d)
INC_FLAGS := $(addprefix -I,$(INC_DIRS))
CPPFLAGS ?= $(INC_FLAGS) -MMD -MP
$(TARGET): $(OBJS)
$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) -o $@ $(LOADLIBES) $(LDLIBS)
.PHONY: clean
clean:
$(RM) $(TARGET) $(OBJS) $(DEPS)
-include $(DEPS)
@crazyscot
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Your linker line needs to use $(CXX), not $(CC), in order for C++ programs using the standard libraries to link correctly. At least, it does for me.

$(BUILD_DIR)/$(TARGET_EXEC): $(OBJS)
	$(CXX) $(OBJS) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)

@tastewar
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Thanks for this -- seems like a great starting point! I did run into an error with it, possibly because my source files are not in a subdirectory, but possibly not:

find: paths must precede expression: foobar.cpp' find: possible unquoted pattern after predicate -name'?

A little searching suggested enclosing the patterns in single quotes might be useful, and it was!

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