From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: dpace To: help-gcc@gnu.org Subject: Re: using make on big Java projects Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 09:10:00 -0000 Message-id: <38469D11.729C7FA3@echo-on.net> References: <3845C34E.4FFB923A@usa.net> X-SW-Source: 1999-12/msg00025.html Take a look at autoconf/automake. Also, ls *.java > Makefile or find . -name '*.java' -print >Makefile Is a great starting point that avoids typing the names. oneself wrote: > Hi! > > I have just recently started writing makefiles and using make. > and I want to it on an already existing, very big Java project > that contains something like 500 files in an elaborate tree structure. > from the brief but decisive acquaintance I had with make there was > one thing that became obvious to me, and that is that I had to actually > put in every file name in the make file. and,if I was bored enough, > their dependencies. > > my first question is, am I right or wrong. if I'm wrong then how can > I make make make my whole project with out putting in every > file name in the makefile. > if I'm write, are there any tools out there that make this task easier > to manage. > > thanks. -- David Pace - Free commodity/stock graphing software and Linux links at http://www.daveware.com From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: dpace To: help-gcc@gnu.org Subject: Re: using make on big Java projects Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 22:24:00 -0000 Message-ID: <38469D11.729C7FA3@echo-on.net> References: <3845C34E.4FFB923A@usa.net> X-SW-Source: 1999-12n/msg00025.html Message-ID: <19991231222400.QudZcb62WLG-mlsOZdPGTz33CGUrkeADWH1mvxFVV3s@z> Take a look at autoconf/automake. Also, ls *.java > Makefile or find . -name '*.java' -print >Makefile Is a great starting point that avoids typing the names. oneself wrote: > Hi! > > I have just recently started writing makefiles and using make. > and I want to it on an already existing, very big Java project > that contains something like 500 files in an elaborate tree structure. > from the brief but decisive acquaintance I had with make there was > one thing that became obvious to me, and that is that I had to actually > put in every file name in the make file. and,if I was bored enough, > their dependencies. > > my first question is, am I right or wrong. if I'm wrong then how can > I make make make my whole project with out putting in every > file name in the makefile. > if I'm write, are there any tools out there that make this task easier > to manage. > > thanks. -- David Pace - Free commodity/stock graphing software and Linux links at http://www.daveware.com