Creating CMake executables using multiple libraries - linux

I have succeeded in creating static libraries from my source files using CMake. Now I need to create quite a few executables using these libraries. I have read the CMake examples and attempted to duplicate what they had listed but did not seem to work. I am receiving the error:
Linking CXX executable ../../build/bin/discoveryService
armv5l-timesys-linux-uclibcgnueabi-g++: CMakeFiles/discoveryService.dir/discoveryService.cpp.o: linker input file unused because linking not done
Here is a quick overview of my directory structure. Each directory creates a static library from the source files included in that directory. Most directories also need to generate executables which rely on libraries within the 633/arm directory:
Here is my original Makefile:
$(shell ../../build_environment.sh)
BIN = ../../build/bin
TMP = build
BUILD_DEF = -DBUILD=$(BUILD_VERSION) -DBUILD_DATE=$(BUILD_DATE)
# these files are captured from the DSPLink Sample build directory (and the named changed)
# they contain the appropriate includes and flags to build a dsplink application.
DSPLINK_INCLUDES = $(shell cat ../dsplink_config/dsplink_includes.txt)
DSPLINK_FLAGS = $(shell cat ../dsplink_config/dsplink_flags.txt)
DSPLINK_DEFINES = $(shell cat ../dsplink_config/dsplink_defines.txt)
DSPLINK_LIBS = $(DSPLINK_PACKAGE_DIR)/dsplink/gpp/export/BIN/Linux/OMAPL1XX/RELEASE/dsplink.lib
#Our project variables
INCLUDE= -I. -I../framework -I../flagDictionary -I../logging -I../../dsp/include - I../modbus -I../expat
TOOLCHAIN = /OMAP-L137/timesys/SDK/omapl137_evm/toolchain/bin
#TOOLCHAIN = ${FACTORY_DIR}/build_armv5l-timesys-linux-uclibcgnueabi/toolchain/bin
PLATFORM=armv5l-timesys-linux-uclibcgnueabi
#Compile Options
CC=$(TOOLCHAIN)/$(PLATFORM)-g++
LINKER=$(TOOLCHAIN)/$(PLATFORM)-g++
CFLAGS+=$(BUILD_DEF) $(INCLUDE)
DEBUG =
#list of things to compile.
FW_BUILD_DIR=../framework/build
LOG_BUILD_DIR=../logging/build
XML_BUILD_DIR=../expat/build
MODBUS_BUILD_DIR=../modbus/build
FLAG_DICT_BUILD_DIR=../flagDictionary/build
CORE_FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS= $(FW_BUILD_DIR)/application.o \
$(FW_BUILD_DIR)/arguments.o \
$(FW_BUILD_DIR)/com.o \
$(FW_BUILD_DIR)/memoryManagerBase.o \
$(FW_BUILD_DIR)/memoryManager.o \
$(FW_BUILD_DIR)/lockManager.o \
$(FW_BUILD_DIR)/stopWatch.o \
$(FW_BUILD_DIR)/controlCom.o \
$(FW_BUILD_DIR)/status.o \
$(FW_BUILD_DIR)/paths.o \
$(LOG_BUILD_DIR)/subsystemLogMasks.o \
$(LOG_BUILD_DIR)/logger.o
# removed utils.o from CORE
NET_FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS= $(FW_BUILD_DIR)/message.o \
$(FW_BUILD_DIR)/chunk.o \
$(FW_BUILD_DIR)/multicastSocket.o \
$(FW_BUILD_DIR)/serverSocket.o \
$(FW_BUILD_DIR)/socket.o \
$(FW_BUILD_DIR)/tcpReader.o
CONF_FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS= $(FW_BUILD_DIR)/configuration.o \
$(FW_BUILD_DIR)/editConfig.o \
$(FW_BUILD_DIR)/parseConfig.o \
$(FW_BUILD_DIR)/xpath.o \
$(XML_BUILD_DIR)/xmlparse.o \
$(XML_BUILD_DIR)/xmlrole.o \
$(XML_BUILD_DIR)/xmltok.o
MODBUS_OBJECTS= $(MODBUS_BUILD_DIR)/modbus.o \
$(MODBUS_BUILD_DIR)/modbusFacade.o
MODBUS_RTU_OBJECTS= $(MODBUS_BUILD_DIR)/modbus.o \
$(MODBUS_BUILD_DIR)/rtuFacade.o
FLAG_DICT_OBJECTS= $(FLAG_DICT_BUILD_DIR)/flagEntry.o \
$(FLAG_DICT_BUILD_DIR)/flagDictionary.o
OBJECTS = discoveryService.o \
httpService.o \
modbusService.o \
streamingService.o \
trendMap.o \
trendService.o \
tripBuffer.o \
modbusRTUService.o \
tripReader.o
EXES = discoveryService httpService modbusService streamingService trendService tripReader modbusRTUService cmprXfr
all: $(OBJECTS) $(EXES)
.c.o:
mkdir -p build
$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $(DSPLINK_INCLUDES) $(DSPLINK_FLAGS) $(DSPLINK_DEFINES) $(DEBUG) -o $(TMP)/$# $<
.cpp.o:
mkdir -p build
$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $(DSPLINK_INCLUDES) $(DSPLINK_FLAGS) $(DSPLINK_DEFINES) $(DEBUG) -o $(TMP)/$# $<
discoveryService: $(FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS) discoveryService.o
$(LINKER) -lpthread -lc -o $(BIN)/$# $(DSPLINK_LIBS) build/discoveryService.o $(FLAG_DICT_OBJECTS) $(CORE_FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS) $(NET_FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS) $(CONF_FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS)
httpService: $(FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS) httpService.o
$(LINKER) -lpthread -lc -o $(BIN)/$# $(DSPLINK_LIBS) build/httpService.o $(FLAG_DICT_OBJECTS) $(CORE_FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS)
modbusService: $(FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS) modbusService.o
$(LINKER) -lpthread -lc -o $(BIN)/$# $(DSPLINK_LIBS) build/modbusService.o $(FLAG_DICT_OBJECTS) $(CORE_FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS) $(MODBUS_OBJECTS) $(NET_FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS)
modbusRTUService: $(FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS) modbusRTUService.o
$(LINKER) -lpthread -lc -o $(BIN)/$# $(DSPLINK_LIBS) build/modbusRTUService.o $(FLAG_DICT_OBJECTS) $(CORE_FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS) $(MODBUS_RTU_OBJECTS)
cmprXfr: $(FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS) cmprXfr.o
$(LINKER) -lpthread -lc -o $(BIN)/$# $(DSPLINK_LIBS) build/cmprXfr.o $(CORE_FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS) $(NET_FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS) $(MODBUS_OBJECTS) $(FLAG_DICT_OBJECTS)
streamingService: $(FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS) streamingService.o
$(LINKER) -lpthread -lc -o $(BIN)/$# $(DSPLINK_LIBS) build/streamingService.o build/tripBuffer.o $(FLAG_DICT_OBJECTS) $(CORE_FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS) $(NET_FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS) $(CONF_FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS)
trendService: $(FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS) trendService.o trendMap.o
$(LINKER) -lpthread -lc -o $(BIN)/$# $(DSPLINK_LIBS) build/trendService.o build/trendMap.o $(FLAG_DICT_OBJECTS) $(CORE_FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS) $(NET_FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS) $(CONF_FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS)
tripReader: $(FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS) tripReader.o
$(LINKER) -lpthread -lc -o $(BIN)/$# $(DSPLINK_LIBS) build/tripReader.o build/tripBuffer.o $(FLAG_DICT_OBJECTS) $(CORE_FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS) $(NET_FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS) $(CONF_FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS)
USBstreamingService: $(FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS) USBstreamingService.o
$(LINKER) -lpthread -lc -o $(BIN)/$# $(DSPLINK_LIBS) build/USBstreamingService.o $(FLAG_DICT_OBJECTS) $(CORE_FRAMEWORK_OBJECTS)
Here is my top-level CMakeList.txt
INCLUDE(CMakeForceCompiler)
CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8)
PROJECT(633.CMake)
SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Linux)
SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR arm)
#this one not so much
SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION 1)
SET(FACTORY_CURRENT /home/projects/OMAP-L137/timesys/factory-current)
SET(DSPLINK_PATH ${FACTORY_CURRENT}/build_armv5l-timesys-linux-uclibcgnueabi/DSPLink- 1_65_01/DSPLink-1_65_01)
SET(DSPLINK_PACKAGE_DIR ${FACTORY_CURRENT}/${DSPLINK_PATH})
SET(TOOLCHAIN_LOC ${FACTORY_CURRENT}/build_armv5l-timesys-linux- uclibcgnueabi/toolchain/bin)
#read file into variable 'defines'
file(READ ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/arm/dsplink_config/dsplink_defines.txt defines)
#turn space separation into CMake list
string(REPLACE " " ";" defines "${defines}")
ADD_DEFINITIONS(${defines})
# specify the cross compiler
SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER ${TOOLCHAIN_LOC}/armv5l-timesys-linux-uclibcgnueabi-g++)
SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${TOOLCHAIN_LOC}/armv5l-timesys-linux-uclibcgnueabi-g++)
SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall -c")
SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS})
# where is the target environment
SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH /home/projects/OMAP-L137/timesys/factory-current)
SET(PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR /home/chrisk/633/)
# search for programs in the build host directories
SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM NEVER)
# for libraries and headers in the target directories
SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY)
SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)
SET(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/build/bin)
ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(arm)
And here is my CMakeList.txt in the directory 633/arm/communications where my source files are located.
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/arm/framework ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/arm/flagDictionary ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/arm/logging ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/dsp/include ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/arm/modbus ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/arm/expat)
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${FACTORY_CURRENT}/build_armv5l-timesys-linux- uclibcgnueabi/DSPLink-1_65_01/DSPLink-1_65_01/dsplink/gpp/inc/usr)
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(/home/projects/OMAP-L137/timesys/factory-20120925-633/build_armv5l- timesys-linux-uclibcgnueabi/DSPLink-1_65_01/DSPLink-1_65_01/dsplink/gpp/inc/usr)
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(/home/projects/OMAP-L137/timesys/factory-20120925-633/build_armv5l- timesys-linux-uclibcgnueabi/DSPLink-1_65_01/DSPLink-1_65_01/dsplink/gpp/inc/sys/Linux)
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${FACTORY_CURRENT}/build_armv5l-timesys-linux-uclibcgnueabi/DSPLink-1_65_01/DSPLink-1_65_01/dsplink/gpp/inc)
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${FACTORY_CURRENT}/build_armv5l-timesys-linux-uclibcgnueabi/DSPLink-1_65_01/DSPLink-1_65_01/dsplink/gpp/inc/usr)
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${FACTORY_CURRENT}/build_armv5l-timesys-linux-uclibcgnueabi/DSPLink-1_65_01/DSPLink-1_65_01/dsplink/gpp/inc/sys/Linux)
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${FACTORY_CURRENT}/build_armv5l-timesys-linux-uclibcgnueabi/DSPLink-1_65_01/DSPLink-1_65_01/dsplink/gpp/inc/sys/Linux/2.6.18)
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${FACTORY_CURRENT}/build_armv5l-timesys-linux-uclibcgnueabi/DSPLink-1_65_01/DSPLink-1_65_01/dsplink/gpp/src/samples/loop)
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${FACTORY_CURRENT}/build_armv5l-timesys-linux-uclibcgnueabi/DSPLink-1_65_01/DSPLink-1_65_01/dsplink/gpp/src/samples/loop/Linux)
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${FACTORY_CURRENT}/build_armv5l-timesys-linux-uclibcgnueabi/DSPLink-1_65_01/DSPLink-1_65_01/dsplink/gpp/src/samples/loop/Linux/2.6.18)
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${FACTORY_CURRENT}/build_armv5l-timesys-linux-uclibcgnueabi/DSPLink-1_65_01/DSPLink-1_65_01/dsplink/gpp/BUILD/INCLUDE/USER)
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${FACTORY_CURRENT}/build_armv5l-timesys-linux-uclibcgnueabi/DSPLink-1_65_01/DSPLink- 1_65_01/dsplink/gpp/export/INCLUDE/Linux/OMAPL1XX/internal)
INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${FACTORY_DIR}/build_armv5l-timesys-linux-uclibcgnueabi/toolchain/include)
TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${FACTORY_CURRENT}/build_armv5l-timesys-linux-uclibcgnueabi/DSPLink-1_65_01/DSPLink- 1_65_01/dsplink/gpp/export/BIN/Linux/OMAPL1XX/RELEASE/dsplink.lib)
SET(communications_SOURCES
discoveryService.cpp
httpService.cpp
modbusRTUService.cpp
modbusService.cpp
streamingService.cpp
trendMap.cpp
trendService.cpp
tripBuffer.cpp
tripReader.cpp
)
ADD_LIBRARY(communications ${communications_SOURCES})
TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/arm/flagDictionary/libflagDictionary.a)
TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/arm/framework/libframework.a)
TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/arm/communications/libcommunications.a)
TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${DSPLINK_PACKAGE_DIR}/dsplink/gpp/export/BIN/Linux/OMAPL1XX/RELEASE/dsplink.lib)
ADD_EXECUTABLE(discoveryService discoveryService.cpp)
I used the ADD_EXECUTABLE as shown in the CMake Tutorial and tried using TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES to link the libraries. Any help is appreciated.

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Can anyone explain me this makefile example?

# Makefile to compare sorting routines
BASE = /home/blufox/base
CC = gcc
CFLAGS = -O –Wall
EFILE = $(BASE)/bin/compare_sorts
INCLS = -I$(LOC)/include
LIBS = $(LOC)/lib/g_lib.a \
$(LOC)/lib/h_lib.a
LOC = /usr/local
OBJS = main.o another_qsort.o chk_order.o \
compare.o quicksort.o
$(EFILE): $(OBJS)
#echo “linking …”
#$(CC) $(CFLAGS) –o $# $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
$(OBJS): compare_sorts.h
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLS) –c $*.c
# Clean intermediate files
clean:
rm *~ $(OBJS)
variables substitute to form,
gcc -O –Wall -o /home/blufox/base/bin/compare_sorts main.o another_qsort.o chk_order.o compare.o quicksort.o main.c another_qsort.c chk_order.c compare.c
for eg:
$(OBJS) = main.o another_qsort.o chk_order.o compare.o quicksort.o

Makefile for IAR. List of src

I have variable in my Makefile:
SRCP = \
main.c \
lib1/src/file1.c \
lib2/src/file2.c
Folders lib1/src and lib2/src may consist other sources, but I need compil only files in SRCP var.
I know one variant:
OBJ_DIR = ./Release/Obj
OBJ = $(SRC:.c=.o)
$(OBJ): $(SRCP)
for source in $(SRCP); do \
$(CC) $(CLAGS) -c $$source -o $(OBJ_DIR)/$#; \
done
But not informative. In console I see $source instead main.c (or any name).
My makefile with errors:
.PHONY: all clean
PROJECT = hello
IAR_TARGET = ./Release
EXE_DIR = $(IAR_TARGET)/Exe
OBJ_DIR = $(IAR_TARGET)/Obj
COMPILE_OPTS = -mcpu=cortex-m3 -mthumb -Wall -g -O0
INCLUDE_DIRS = -I . \
-I lib/inc
SRCP = \
main.c \
lib/src/stm32f10x_tim.c \
lib/src/stm32f10x_adc.c
LIB = -L ./lib/src
SRC := $(notdir $(SRCP))
OBJ_FILES := $(addprefix $(OBJ_DIR)/,$(notdir $(SRCP:.c=.o)))
CC = arm-none-eabi-gcc
CFLAGS = $(COMPILE_OPTS) $(INCLUDE_DIRS)
# mkdir -p $(EXE_DIR) $(OBJ_DIR)
all: $(EXE_DIR)/$(PROJECT).elf
# Linker invocation
$(EXE_DIR)/$(PROJECT).elf: $(OBJ_FILES)
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJ_FILES) -o $(EXE_DIR)/$(PROJECT).elf
# Rules
%.o: %.c
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $#
clean:
rm -rf $(IAR_TARGET)
Error: make: *** No rule to make target 'Release/Obj/main.o', needed by 'Release/Exe/hello.elf'. Stop.
What is the correct version you know?
I don't have any specific experience with IAR projects. But I guess I can help you with the Makefile.
The main changes I propose are:
Change the definition of OBJ_FILES such that it contains a list of the object files with the proper path name, e.g. ./Release/Obj/file1.o. notdir removes the directory, addprefix adds the new directory.
Add a pattern rule how to convert a .c file into a .o file. As object files are a dependency of the final file (a .elf file in this example) and as there are no explicit rules to build the these object file, make will use the pattern rule to build them.
Most likely, GNU make is required for this makefile.
SRCP = \
main.c \
lib/src/stm32f10x_tim.c \
lib/src/stm32f10x_adc.c
OBJ_DIR = ./Release/Obj
OBJ_FILES := $(addprefix $(OBJ_DIR)/,$(notdir $(SRCP:.c=.o)))
# Linker invocation
$(OUTPUT_DIR)/$(PROJECT).elf: $(OBJ_FILES)
$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJ_FILES) $(STD_LIBS) -o $(OUTPUT_DIR)/$(PROJECT).elf
# Rules
$(OBJDIR)/%.o: ./%.c
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $#
$(OBJDIR)/%.o: lib/src/%.c
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $#
I know!
I have list of files with path:
SRCP := \
main.c \
lib/src/stm32f10x_tim.c \
lib/src/stm32f10x_adc.c
How to get .c file with path by object name?
Look:
OBJ_DIR=Release/Obj
# Rules
%.o:
#echo creating $# ...
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $(filter %$(subst .o,.c,$#), $(SRCP)) -o $(OBJ_DIR)/$#
How to work this $(filter %$(subst .o,.c,$#), $(SRCP))?
For example, $# have stm32f10x_adc.o
$(subst .o,.c,$#) change .o to .c, so we have stm32f10x_adc.c. Very important! This string do not have spaces (like I like:) ). I do mistake, when write $(subst .o, .c, $#). It is not clear for me (:
%$(subst .o,.c,$#). % work with filter.
$(filter %$(subst .o,.c,$#), $(SRCP)) take %stm32f10x_adc.c from $(SRCP) with path. And... We have lib/src/stm32f10x_adc.c!
Thankyou for the help!

OS detection Makefile

Here is my makefile, until today I never try to use OS detection in it. Mine looks like this :
CC = gcc
CFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -O1 -Wuninitialized
OUT = project.exe
ifeq ($(UNAME),Darwin) #Mac OS
echo "Darwin"
SRC = sdl_gui.c libSDLextra.c libImageProcessing.c SDLmain.m
OBJ = sdl_gui.o libSDLextra.o libImageProcessing.o SDLmain.o
LIBS = -I /Library/Frameworks/SDL.framework/Headers -framework SDL -I /Library/Frameworks/SDL_ttf.framework/Versions/A/Headers -framework SDL_ttf -framework Cocoa
endif
ifeq ($(UNAME),Linux) #Linux based systems
SRC = sdl_gui.c libSDLextra.c libImageProcessing.c
OBJ = sdl_gui.o libSDLextra.o libImageProcessing.o
LIBS = -lSDL -lSDL_ttf
endif
all : $(OUT)
$(OUT) : $(OBJ)
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJ) -o $(OUT)
$(OBJ) : $(SRC)
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $(SRC)
clean :
rm -f $(OBJ) $(OUT)
When I do make I've got this error :
gcc -Wall -Wextra -O1 -Wuninitialized -o projet.exe
clang: error: no input files
make: *** [projet.exe] Error 1
I understand the error but I don't know how to fix it.
It looks like you are missing this from (near) the top of the file:
UNAME := $(shell uname)

Errors in make file : *** missing separator. Stop

I am facing errors in make file in CentOS 6.02 64 bit. I need to know what should be done to make the makefile workable. Any suggestion will be greatly helpful. My make file is pasted below: -
#
.SUFFIXES: .cc $(.SUFFIXES)
ALL = libpal.a
#all = $(ALL)
all: $(ALL)
.cpp.o:
$(C++) -o $# -c $(PROF) $(CFLAGS) $*.cpp
.cc.o:
$(C++) -o $# -c $(PROF) $(CFLAGS) $*.cc
.c.o:
$(CC) -o $# -c $(PROF) $(CFLAGS) $*.c
top_srcdir = ..
OPENSSL_LIB_DIR = ../../ThirdPartyLibs/openssl-0.9.8e/include
BOOST_DIR = ../../ThirdPartyLibs/boost/stage/lib
BOOST_INCLUDE_DIR = ../../ThirdPartyLibs/boost
CC = gcc
C++ = g++
CCOPT = -Os -Wall -Wno-deprecated
CCOPT_DEBUG = -Wall -g -Wno-deprecated
PROF =
STATIC = -static
INCLUDE = \
-I./usr/include/sys
-I./Headers \
-I$(top_srcdir)/PAL/Headers \
-I$(top_srcdir)/BaseMulti/Headers \
-I$(top_srcdir)/NetworkMulti/Headers \
-I$(top_srcdir)/RTP/Headers \
-I$(BOOST_INCLUDE_DIR) \
-I$(OPENSSL_LIB_DIR) \
LIBDIRS = \
-L$(BOOST_DIR) \
#XXX NLAYER define / MB_DEBUG
DEFINE = -D_LINUX -DDEBUGLOG -D_INDENT_DB_PRINT -fsigned-char -fno-inline -D_REENTRANT -D_POSIX_PTHREAD_SEMANTICS -D_POSIX_PER_PROCESS_TIMER_SOURCE -D_PTHREADS -DUNICODE #-DDISABLE_LOG
SHLIB_SUFFIX = .so
SHLIB_LD = gcc -shared
SHLIB_LD_LIBS =
SHLIB_CFLAGS = -fPIC
BFLAGS = $(DEFINE) $(INCLUDE)
CFLAGS = $(CCOPT) $(BFLAGS)
OBJ_C =
OBJ_CC = \
./Sources/PALsystime.o \
./Sources/PALdebug.o \
./Sources/PALdebuglog.o \
./Sources/PALthread.o \
./Sources/PALcritsec.o \
./Sources/PALprofiler.o \
./Sources/PALserializable.o \
./Sources/PALinet.o \
./Sources/PALnetwork.o \
./Sources/PALsocket.o \
./Sources/PALlocalhostUdpEvent.o \
./Sources/PALpollarray.o \
./Sources/PALrandom.o \
OBJS = $(OBJ_C) $(OBJ_CC)
SRCS = $(OBJ_C:.o=.c) $(OBJ_CC:.o=.cc)
debug: DEFINE += -DDEBUG
debug: BFLAGS = $(DEFINE) $(INCLUDE)
debug: CFLAGS = $(CCOPT_DEBUG) $(BFLAGS)
debug: $(OBJS)
ar crsu libpal_debug.a $(OBJS)
libpal.a: $(OBJS)
ar crsu libpal.a $(OBJS)
cleandeps:
$(RM) ./Sources/*.o .depend* core
clean: cleandeps
$(RM) ./libpal.a ./libpal_debug.a
$(RM) $(ALL)
And the resultant error is:
Makefile:34: *** missing separator. Stop.
You can find an explanation of this error in Appendix B Errors Generated by Make.
Every line in a recipe must begin with a tab character. The recipes starting with $(C++) and $(CC) near the top of your file do not seem to start with a tab character.
Additionally, the section
INCLUDE = \
-I./usr/include/sys
-I./Headers \
seems to be missing a backslash after sys and that same section (and many more) have superfluous empty lines.
Open your make file in vim rather than in editors like gedit. Every line in a recipe must begin with a tab character.
This answer is for other Make newbies such as myself who find this question from Googling and get stuck because they are modifying a large pre-existing Makefile, with no lines beginning with a space character. My problem occurred because a makefile in a subdirectory with spaces instead of tabs was getting called by a parent makefile, where I erroneously thought the problem existed.
Once I fixed the makefile in the subdirectory, everything worked like a charm.

make issue on Linux

I'm trying to debug an issue with a makefile I am working on.. What is confusing is that the target works when I run it from the command line, but does not work in my makefile..
Here is the makefile:
DDS_OUT_DIR = $(PWD)
IDL_DIR=/opt/idl/dds
IDL_TYPES=common.idl
GENERATED_SOURCES = $(IDL_TYPES:%.idl=%Support.cxx) $(IDL_TYPES:%.idl=%Plugin.cxx) $(IDL_TYPES:%.idl=%.cxx)
GENERATED_HEADERS = $(IDL_TYPES:%.idl=%Support.h) $(IDL_TYPES:%.idl=%Plugin.h) $(IDL_TYPES:%.idl=%.h)
OBJS_DIR = obj.$(CPUTYPE)
GENERATED_OBJS = $(GENERATED_SOURCES:%.cxx=$(OBJS_DIR)/%.o)
LIBDIR = ../../lib.$(CPUTYPE)
BINDIR = ../../../../bin.$(CPUTYPE)
CC = $(C_COMPILER)
CXX = $(CPP_COMPILER)
OS = $(shell uname)
DDSCOMMON = ../../Common/src
CFLAGS = -m32 -g
CXXFLAGS = -m32 -g
LDFLAGS = -m32 -static-libgcc
SYSLIBS = -ldl -lnsl -lpthread -lm -lc
DEFINES_ARCH_SPECIFIC = -DRTI_UNIX
DEFINES = $(DEFINES_ARCH_SPECIFIC) $(cxx_DEFINES_ARCH_SPECIFIC)
INCLUDES = -I. -I$(NDDSHOME)/include -I$(NDDSHOME)/include/ndds
INCLUDES += -I$(DDSCOMMON)
LIBS = -L$(NDDSLIBDIR) -L$(LIBDIR) -lrt \
-lnddscppz -lnddscz -lnddscorez $(SYSLIBS) $(OS_SPECIFIC_LIBS)
COMMONLIBSRC = $(DDSCOMMON)/dds_common.cxx
COMMONLIBOBJS = $(DDSCOMMON)/obj.$(CPUTYPE)/%.o
$(shell mkdir -p $(OBJS_DIR) $(DDSCOMMON)/obj.$(CPUTYPE))
default: ${IDL_TYPES} $(GENERATED_OBJS)
$(OBJS_DIR)/%.o : %.cxx %.h $(DDSCOMMON)/dds_common.h
$(CPP_COMPILER) -o $# $(DEFINES) $(INCLUDES) $(CXXFLAGS) -c $<
%.idl:
#echo "Generating CXX from $# ..." $(GENERATED_OBJS); \
$(NDDSHOME)/scripts/rtiddsgen ${IDL_DIR}/$# -d $(DDS_OUT_DIR) -I ${IDL_DIR} -replace -language C++;
if I just do this:
make
The %.idl target is called fine, when that finishes I get this output:
Generating CXX from common.idl ... obj.Linux-i686/commonSupport.o obj.Linux-i686/commonPlugin.o obj.Linux-i686/common.o
Running rtiddsgen version 4.5d, please wait ...
Done
make: *** No rule to make target `obj.Linux-i686/commonSupport.o', needed by `default'. Stop.
But then when I re-run it and everything compiles, so it works fine...
Why is this not working in one step?
commonSupport.cxx seems to depend on common.idl. Tell this to make.
commonSupport.cxx: common.idl
#echo "Generating CXX from $# ..." $(GENERATED_OBJS); \
$(NDDSHOME)/scripts/rtiddsgen ${IDL_DIR}/$# -d $(DDS_OUT_DIR) -I ${IDL_DIR} -replace -language C++;
Or, to ensure all dependencies are right:
$(GENERATED_SOURCES): common.idl
.... steps to make GENERATED_SOURCES from common.idl

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