Lesson 11

Dates: 4/10/2014
Application compilation and installation on Linux
Linux for Engineering and IT Applications


Exercises with Makefiles.


  • Simple Makefile:
    Download Makefile1 into directory code_static, created during the exercises with the static library compilation. 
    cd code_static
rm *.o app.x *.a
wget http://linuxcourse.rutgers.edu/lessons/application_compilation/downloads/Makefile1
    Check the content of the Makefile: 
    less Makefile1
    Run make for compilation: 
    make -f Makefile1
    Notice the sequence of the compilation steps. Run the command make again.
    Modify the time stamps of main.c then re-run make and notice the compilation steps made: 
    touch main.c
make -f Makefile1
    Modify the time stamps of Scalar_Product.h then re-run make and notice the compilation steps made: 
    touch Scalar_Product.h 
make -f Makefile1
    Modify the time stamps of Scalar_Product.c then re-run make and notice the compilation steps made: 
    touch Scalar_Product.c
make -f Makefile1

  • Makefile containing macros, suffix rules, and phony targets. Download Makefile6 into directory code_static: 
    wget http://linuxcourse.rutgers.edu/lessons/application_compilation/downloads/Makefile6
    See the content of Makefile6: 
    less Makefile6
    Run the following command to remove the compiled files: 
    make -f Makefile6 clean
    Verify there is no longer files app.x, *.o, and libScalar_Product.a in directory code_static.
    Run compilation: 
    make -f Makefile6
    Install the compiled binary, app.x and the library, libScalar_Product.a into /usr/local: 
    sudo make -f Makefile6 install
    Check if files /usr/local/bin/app.x and /usr/local/lib/libScalar_Product.a have been created. 
    ls -l /usr/local/bin
ls -l /usr/local/lib
    Remove the installed files: 
    sudo make -f Makefile6 uninstall
    Verify taht the files have been removed: 
    ls -l /usr/local/bin
ls -l /usr/local/lib


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