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What is the role of makefile in a program?

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In a program? None. makefiles are not used by programs, they tell the compiler how to compile the program.

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A script to automate building, it sets compiler flags, defined environment variables etc... required for the build.

I do cross-compiling on x86 for ARM under Linux, so i need quite a few such settings. Therefore, I have a CMAKE file which does all this for me when I type make, much easier than typing out every time.

I much prefer CMAKE's syntax to the GNU autotools one.

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Can you tell me how to make a makefile and what are its contents?
I basically can't understand the concept of makefile but it would be very helpful if you could give me some links that explain about "Makefile".

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thank u!

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