From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: "Shawn" <NRLax27@aol.com>
To: help-gcc@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Directory of object files
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 09:41:00 -0000
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"Kai Yue" <kai@cm-24-142-61-57.cableco-op.ispchannel.com> wrote in message
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>
> Hi,
>
>   When I run "gcc", it would put the object file in the directory where
> it is
> called rather than the directory where the source file is.  I have tried
>
> gcc versions 2.7.2.3 and egcs-2.91.66 on two different machines and both
> have
> the same behavior. I am using linux and make version 3.7.6.1
>
>   I am wondering if there is a way of changing this, i.e., forcing gcc
> to
> place the object file in the directory of the source file.
>
>   Your help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>             Kai
>
Kai,

    Just use the -o command line option for gcc.  If your source files are
in the ./src directory, and you also wanted to put your object files there
use:

gcc ./src/myfile.c -Wall -c -o ./src/myfile.o

-Shawn