{"id":15695,"date":"2024-03-15T11:35:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T11:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-write-a-makefile-file-in-ubuntu\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T20:46:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T20:46:54","slug":"how-to-write-a-makefile-file-in-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-write-a-makefile-file-in-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to write a makefile file in Ubuntu?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You can use any text editor to write a Makefile in Ubuntu, here is a common method:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Open the terminal and navigate to your project directory.<\/li>\n
  2. Use the command touch Makefile to create a new Makefile file.<\/li>\n
  3. Open the Makefile file using a text editor such as vi or nano.<\/li>\n
  4. Write rules and commands in the Makefile file.<\/li>\n
  5. The format of the rule is: target: dependencies, which means the target file depends on the specified files.<\/li>\n
  6. The format of the command is: tab character + command, meaning there is a tab character in front of each command.<\/li>\n
  7. Save and close the Makefile file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here is a simple example:<\/p>\n

    # Makefile\u793a\u4f8b\r\n\r\n# \u7f16\u8bd1\u5668\u8bbe\u7f6e\r\nCC = gcc\r\nCFLAGS = -Wall -g\r\n\r\n# \u76ee\u6807\u6587\u4ef6\u53ca\u4f9d\u8d56\u5173\u7cfb\r\nTARGET = myprogram\r\nOBJS = main.o utils.o\r\n\r\n# \u9ed8\u8ba4\u6784\u5efa\u76ee\u6807\r\nall: $(TARGET)\r\n\r\n# \u751f\u6210\u76ee\u6807\u6587\u4ef6\r\n$(TARGET): $(OBJS)\r\n\t$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^\r\n\r\n# \u751f\u6210\u4f9d\u8d56\u5173\u7cfb\r\n%.o: %.c\r\n\t$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<\r\n\r\n# \u6e05\u7406\u751f\u6210\u7684\u6587\u4ef6\r\nclean:\r\n\trm -f $(TARGET) $(OBJS)\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
    To compile the project, type the ‘make’ command in the terminal. For example, type ‘make all’ to compile all target files. Type ‘make clean’ to clean up the generated files.<\/p>\n
    I hope this simple example can help you get started writing Makefile files in Ubuntu. Please note that Makefile syntax is case-sensitive, so make sure to use uppercase and lowercase letters correctly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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