Include files

[Disruptive]

Hi

I have include files that are stored in the following way. How do I access them when reffering to them in the include file?

/main
make files
main/dir1
xyz.c
xyz.h
main/dir2
123.c
123.h

How do I refer to the xyz header file from the dir two directory? Any help would be most appreciated/. I am usinf Linux as a development tool and the g++ compiler.

 

[sedj]

You would just do :

#include "xyz.h"

and when compiling use the switch 'I' to include that directory, eg :

g++ main/dir1/*.c main/dir2/*.c -Imain/dir1 -Imain/dir2 -o whatever

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[Disruptive]

How would a make file look for something like that?

Thanks

 

[sedj]

read a tutorial on make - lots on the web, eg :

http://users.actcom.co.il/~choo/lupg/tutorials/writing-makefiles/writing-makefiles.html

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[Disruptive]

Thanks for the link, but it does not seem to cover include files and different files in different directories.

 

[sedj]

Well, there are lots of other tutorials out there - have a look around maybe ?

Or, you could try using what you have learnt in that tutorial, and use a bit of trial and error to achieve your goals.

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[Disruptive]

I now have a suitable make file....

However with my include files, I need to refer to one header file but its not in each of the subdirectories. I cannot seem to get something like:

"../Vars/variables.h" working.

Any ideas. Each file needs to look at a central file that is NOT in the same directory, its up one level. Any ideas?