How does Makefile

A Makefile is a special file used to control the build process of a project. It allows for the automation of various tasks, such as compiling source code, running tests, and packaging the application.

Keywords: Makefile, build automation, dependencies, compilation, project management
Description: A Makefile defines a set of rules and targets used by the 'make' utility for compiling and managing code. It specifies how to derive the target program from the source code by describing the dependencies among files.

# Example of a Makefile
CC=gcc
CFLAGS=-I.

all: main.o utils.o
	$(CC) -o myapp main.o utils.o

main.o: main.c
	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c main.c

utils.o: utils.c utils.h
	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c utils.c

clean:
	rm -f *.o myapp
    

Keywords: Makefile build automation dependencies compilation project management