Makefile Template

Makefile

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# General Makefile for compiling c++ programs
# Author : Sharynne Azhar
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# Specify the lab number
LAB_NUM=X

# Specify the folder name pattern
FOLDER_NAME := Azhar_Lab$(LAB_NUM)

# Specify the name of the program to build
PROG_NAME := lab$(LAB_NUM)

# Specify the files needed for compilation
SRC_FILES = $(filter-out ./test.txt, $(wildcard ./*))

# TODO: Make more generic by loading files in dynamically
# A generalized rule for compiling the executable object
$(PROG_NAME): main.o
	g++ -Wall -g -std=c++11 main.o -o $(PROG_NAME)

# TODO: Make more generic by loading files in dynamically
# A generalized rule for compiling c++ source files
main.o: main.cpp
	g++ -Wall -g -std=c++11 -c main.cpp

# Target for testing the program with a series of inputs
test:
	./$(PROG_NAME) < test.txt

# Target for cleaning the generated files
clean:
	@rm -rf *.o $(PROG_NAME)
	echo clean done

# Target for compressing the files into archive
zip:
	make clean
	zip -r $(FOLDER_NAME).zip $(SRC_FILES)