GNU Make: A Brief introduction on make files

In this post I will be talking about Makefiles!

• what  the  heck  are  they  anyway!
• what  do  they  do?
• How  to  make  one?
• An  example  to  help  you  through.

Compiling your source code files can be tedious, specially when you want to include several source files and have to type the compiling command every time you want to do it. Well, I have news for you... Your days of command line compiling are(mostly) over, because YOU will learn how to write Makefiles.

How to install Cygwin for windows?

So you have windows as your installed OS on your dektop/pc.

Now you may have your own reasons for that and I am not gonna Harp you on that matter!

So here's the deal, the command line is your friend but the windows command line! Uggh. NOT REALLY!

It is the kind which will ditch you the moment

• you are most vulnerable.
  or 
• when you most need him.

And if you are coming from a UNIX background, it can pretty much feel like moving from a Ferrari to Fred Flinstone's car!

So if you are a Linux or Mac fan and you want to overclock the windows command prompt, then Cygwin is for you mate!

After reading this article and  you will be able to install cygwin and use it according to your needs in windows.

What the heck is Cygwin anyway?