Re: [anjuta-list] Setting up the project

[Igor Korot <ikorot01 gmail com>]

Jens et al,

On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 8:08 PM, Jens Mühlenhoff <j muehlenhoff gmx de> wrote:
> Hello Igor,
>
> Am 21.05.2016 um 01:15 schrieb Igor Korot:
> > > Then I did "Build->Remove Configuration...". It failed because it couldn't find
> > > src/Makefile. So I just went in the MyApp/Debug folder and deleted everything.
> > > Next I tried to do "Build->Configure Project..." To my surprise it also failed
> > > asking for src/Makefile.
>
> Anjuta uses autoconf + automake (+ optionally libtool) as the primary build system.
>
> The "configure.ac" file in the project root folder is the primary autoconf file.
>
> The "Makefile.am" file in the project root folder is the primary automake file.
>
> Both by default assume there is a "src/Makefile.am" (that will be processed by automake to 
> "src/Makefile.in" and by autoconf / configure to "src/Makefile").
>
> If you want to change the process you have to edit both "configure.ac" and "Makefile.am".
>
> In your concrete case replace all the "src/" references by "MyApp" references.

For the record:

I fixed by changing also the "configure" script.

Thank you.

> > > So, now my question is: is "src" folder hardcoded? Can I change the place
> > > where the executable binary is located?
> > >
> > > If I can how do I fix this?
>
> The executable binary will be located at the same relative folder that your sources are sitting at.
>
> For example if your primary source file is "/home/igor/MyApp/src/main.cpp" and you run "../configure" in 
> "/home/igor/MyApp/Debug" a build with "make" will produce an object file in 
> "/home/igor/MyApp/Debug/src/main.o" and an executable in i.e. "/home/igor/MyApp/Debug/src/MyApp".
>
> At least that is what the default configuration from the Anjuta project template would do.
>
> It really all depends on the "configure.ac" and "Makefile.am" files. You should read these files and 
> understand them.
>
> All that the GUI commands in the Anjuta menu actually do is calling command line commands like:
>
> - autoreconf
> - ./configure (or ../configure when run from a sub dir like "Debug" in my example)
> - make clean
> - make
> - make dist-clean
> - make dist
> - (sudo) make install
> - (sudo) make uinstall
>
> Etc., see also https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Goals
>
> A good read is also this online book: 
> http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/books/autotools_a_guide_to_autoconf_automake_libtool
>
> --
> Mit freundlichen Grüßen
> Jens Mühlenhoff
>
>
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