makefile

[getitgriffy]

Using putty I created 5 files: main.cpp, employee.cpp, address.cpp, employee.h, and address.h

I have a file that will invoke the make command, but need to build a makefile with an executable file named myprogram.

How do I do this? What will the make file look like?
Sorry I'm very new to all of this and any help would be very nice.

[hazel]

Using putty I created 5 files: main.cpp, employee.cpp, address.cpp, employee.h, and address.h

I have a file that will invoke the make command, but need to build a makefile with an executable file named myprogram.

How do I do this? What will the make file look like?
Sorry I'm very new to all of this and any help would be very nice.

Well, it would be something like:

main.o: main.cpp
       g++ (some options) -c -o main.o main.cpp
employee.o: employee.cpp employee.h
       g++ (some options) -c -o employee.o employee.cpp
address.o: address.cpp address.h
       g++ (some options) -c -o address.o address.cpp
all: main.o employee.o address.o
       ld (libraries, etc) main.o employee.o address.o -o myprogram

I have no idea what the options and libraries are for a C++ program. You'll have to look them up.