Re: using a makefile to create an executable file

2012-04-11 Thread Eliot Moss
On 4/11/2012 7:18 AM, Marc Girod wrote: Eliot Moss wrote: A quick look at the wikipedia page for cmake shows that cmake is a tool that generates a Makefile suitable for the platform at hand. So, I think you need at least these steps: I am quite sure it would be more beneficial to learn the

Re: using a makefile to create an executable file

2012-04-11 Thread Marc Girod
es and to write simple ones by hand... This is not hard, and might be helpful. Miracles (especially the ones you don't understand) are dangerous. Marc -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/using-a-makefile-to-create-an-executable-file-tp33664890p33667798.html Sent from the

Re: using a makefile to create an executable file

2012-04-11 Thread Eliot Moss
On 4/10/2012 8:36 PM, samuel.roy wrote: Thanks for setting me in the right direction, I'll do as you suggest and no longer pollute your message board with irrelevant material! A quick look at the wikipedia page for cmake shows that cmake is a tool that generates a Makefile suitable for the pla

Re: using a makefile to create an executable file

2012-04-10 Thread samuel.roy
Thank you for your time, >> Sam >> >> http://old.nabble.com/file/p33664890/Code.zip Code.zip > > -- > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubsc

Re: using a makefile to create an executable file

2012-04-10 Thread Andrew DeFaria
On 4/10/2012 3:44 PM, samuel.roy wrote: Hello, I am very new to Cygwin and have little to no experience with programming. My professor gave me code for a landscape evolution modeling program written in C++. I am trying to compile the program so that I can run it as an executable file through the

Re: using a makefile to create an executable file

2012-04-10 Thread LMH
This is a question that would be better posted to a programing forum like CodeGuru Non Visual C++ Issues. http://forums.codeguru.com/forumdisplay.php?s=111c5a2c3c03096907f8896f6194d142&f=9 You will need to post the entire output from make. It may be easier to compile and build the application

using a makefile to create an executable file

2012-04-10 Thread samuel.roy
reate an exe file from the given C++ code? Thank you for your time, Sam http://old.nabble.com/file/p33664890/Code.zip Code.zip -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/using-a-makefile-to-create-an-executable-file-tp33664890p33664890.html Sent from the Cygwin list mailing list a