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[Andreas Fabri <>]

Mahmood NT wrote:
> > so your question is probably what $(OBJ_EXT) etc is about.
> yes


It's similar for the $(EXE_OPT)
The thing is that different compilers have different
options to specify where the generated output goes.

andreas

> > As CGAL is cross platform we need rules that work for g++
> > where the object file has the extension .o as well as for
> > Visual C++ where the extension is .obj
>  
> Thanks, 
>
>
>
> Mahmood NT
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>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Andreas Fabri 
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> Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2007 11:42:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [cgal-discuss] a question about makefile structure
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I guess I don't have to explain the anatomy of a makefile,
> so your question is probably what $(OBJ_EXT) etc is about.
>
> As CGAL is cross platform we need rules that work for g++
> where the object file has the extension .o as well as for
> Visual C++ where the extension is .obj
>
> andreas
>
>
> Mahmood NT wrote:
> > Hello,
> > Can anyone explain what is the meaning of these lines in a CGAL demo
>  makefile?
> > voronoi_diagram_2$(OBJ_EXT): voronoi_diagram_2.C \
> >     typedefs.h \
> >     include/Virtual_Voronoi_diagram_2.h \
> >     my_window.moc qt_file_toolbar.moc qt_layers_toolbar.moc
> >
> > voronoi_diagram_2$(EXE_EXT): voronoi_diagram_2$(OBJ_EXT)
> >     $(CGAL_CXX) $(LIBPATH) $(EXE_OPT)voronoi_diagram_2 \
> >     voronoi_diagram_2$(OBJ_EXT) $(LDFLAGS)
> >
> > Thanks,
> >  
> > Mahmood NT
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >      
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