RE: [Dev-C++] Convert Makefile to Dev-C++ project

[Per W. <pw...@ia...>]

Note that the Visual C++ projects are using a fixed-format file, while a
makefile may contain just about anything that will execute. In short, the
makefile may contain constructs that are not possible to represent in the
Dev-Cpp project files - and having the Dev-Cpp project just fork out a
make run wouldn't be a solution if the machine isn't configured to be able
to run make natively anyway.

/Per W

On Fri, 21 Mar 2003, Kieran Walshe wrote:

> Hi Daniel,
>
> I think you've just explained exactly why such a utility would be useful.
>
> Although the Mingw and Cygwin options are both valid and in some cases mo=
re desirable methods, I personally believe that it would be a useful additi=
on to Dev-C++ to be able to import Makefiles. This utility could potentiall=
y handle all Mingw specific compiler options automatically and address any =
other platform specific requirements.
>
> I notice that there is a facility to import MS Visual C++ Projects.
>
> Also some developers would just like to download Dev-C++ and load there e=
xisting projects (and/or Opensource projects (LibTiff, zlib, etc) into it. =
They have already done all the work of creating their Makefile, a simple 1 =
click import makefile would be useful.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Daniel K. O. [mailto:dan...@ya...]
> > Sent: 21 March 2003 16:07
> > To: Louis Godio; gi...@li...; dev...@li...
> > Subject: RES: [Dev-C++] Convert Makefile to Dev-C++ project
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > If you want to do it with minimum effort, you can try Cygwin
> > - almost an
> > entire OS, so you'll probably just need to type './configure'
> > and 'make'.
> > Even with MSYS you can compile most of them like this.
> >
> >
> > I compiled many GNU programs under Windows with Dev-Cpp, the
> > task is simple:
> >
> > 1- Create a project
> > 2- Add the files
> > 3- Look at the Makefile for the
> >  * CFLAGS/CCFLAGS/CwhateverFLAGS/every-compiler-switch and add them to
> > Compiler Options
> >  * LDFLAGS/LIBS/whatever-that-seems-like-linker-options and
> > add them to
> > Linker Options
> > 4- If the sources need a config.h file, and you can't run the
> > ./configure
> > script, look for a "acconfig.h" (or any "*config.h") that
> > came with the
> > sources (or you can search on Google for one) and edit the #define's
> > properly. Rename it to "config.h" and include it in your project.
> >
> >
> > I don't think I would ever need a tool to convert it to a
> > dev's project
> > file; I just need
> > 1- some clicks (create a project)
> > 2- some more clicks (Add File -> Ctrl+A -> Open)
> > 3- copy/paste from Makefile to Dev
> > 4- a few key-hits (F2, "acconfig.h" -> "config.h", Add
> > file..., edit it a
> > little)
> >
> > Daniel K. O.
> >
> >
> > It's OK to be ignorant; it's not OK to play stupid.
> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >
> >
> >
> >  >  -----Mensagem original-----
> >  >  De: dev...@li...
> >  >  [mailto:dev...@li...]Em nome
> > de Louis Godio
> >  >  Enviada em: sexta-feira, 21 de mar=E7o de 2003 12:07
> >  >  Para: gi...@li...; dev...@li...
> >  >  Assunto: Re: [Dev-C++] Convert Makefile to Dev-C++ project
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >  Hi list,
> >  >  This is an important topic for those of us that want to
> >  >  port GNU source code to DevC++.
> >  >
> >  >  GNU source code is made to compile under gcc compilers.
> >  >  And all GNU source uses makefiles. But I for one spend enormous
> >  >  amounts of
> >  >  time trying to get GNU code to compile under DevCpp. And
> > the problem is
> >  >  almost always the GNU makefile.
> >  >
> >  >  If you try to ignore the GNU makefile and load the source
> > files into
> >  >  a DevC++ progect, then compile, you get tons of compile
> > and link errors.
> >  >  For example, try to compile the GNU UNSHAR code (which is
> > a simple code
> >  >  with a complex makefile).
> >  >
> >  >  The person asking this question, and I'm sure many other
> > DevC++ users,
> >  >  need a practical tool or solution to this makefile problem.
> >  >  I'm also sure that any help, advice etc. would be greatly
> > appreciated by
> >  >  these users.
>
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