File/New/Projects/Makefile ... What Next?

[ramonsky]

Please respond to this thread if (and only if) you have any idea what creating a Makefile type project actually achieves. I have tried it, and it doesn't appear to create a makefile (yes, I do know what one is), and, moreover, asks questions which have very little to do with makefiles, and seems to end up creating a normal C++ project.

Anyone have even the vaguest clue what one is supposed to do with the successive dialogs? Or what this is supposed to achieve?

Jill.

PS. Responses along the lines of "I don't know", "What on Earth do you mean?" or "Why do you want to know that?" are just a waste of time. Please don't clog this thread with them. Thanks.

 

[Cagliostro]

makefiles are used for command line compilling. In VisualStudio.NET they are not used anymore.

Ion Filipski

 

[ramonsky]

Ion, I know you mean well, but PLEASE could you just stop replying to my posts, and leave the field open to people who might actually be able to answer usefully, like I requested in the PS in the original question?

(1) In my original post I said "yes, I do know what one is". Either you didn't read that, or you ignored it.

(2) Makefiles ARE used in Visual Studio .NET. I am a registered user of Visual Studio .NET 2003 (the very latest) and it still uses makefiles.

You are doing nothing here but showing your ignorance. Please could either answer the specific question that was in fact, originally asked, or say nothing. I'd appreciate it, thanks.

Jill