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Re: how to compile a .m


From: Robson Cardoso dos Santos
Subject: Re: how to compile a .m
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:38:26 -0300

I believe this links will help you:

   http://www.gnustep.it/nicola/Tutorials/
   http://www.gnustep.it/nicola/Tutorials/MoreOnMakefiles/index.html

2009/10/14 Jean-Loïc Mauduy <zhorrab@gmail.com>:
> Thank you everyone for your answers.
> The GNUmakefile worked well!
> Now I have another .m, that I used in a main.m, described by a .h. How do I
> include this new information in the makefile?
>
> Thank you for your help!
>
> Jean-Loic
>
>
> 2009/10/14 David Chisnall <theraven@sucs.org>
>>
>> A couple of other people have already mentioned GNUstep Make.  For short
>> programs, gnustep-config is also an option.  You can compile a simple
>> Objective-C program like this:
>>
>> gcc `gnustep-config --objc-flags --base-libs` hello.m
>>
>> This will generate an a.out file linked against GNUstep Base (Foundation).
>>  Substitute --gui-libs if you want to link AppKit (but, generally, if you
>> are linking against AppKit you will want to make a bundle and then it's much
>> easier to use GNUstep Make).   For both, you will need to source the
>> GNUstep.sh file first, I believe (I'm not 100% sure if gnustep-config needs
>> this).
>>
>> On 14 Oct 2009, at 00:30, Jean-Loïc Mauduy wrote:
>>
>>> #import <stdio.h>
>>
>>
>> This is wrong.  A few Objective-C tutorials make this mistake, and tell
>> you to just use #import instead of #include in Objective-C programs, but
>> this is terrible advice.  #include is a trivial preprocessor directive that
>> just inserts the contents of the specified file at this point.  #import is a
>> bit more clever, and ensures that the file is only ever inserted once.
>>
>> Objective-C headers are, generally, designed to be used with #import.  A
>> lot of C (and C++) headers, however, are not.  They will protect themselves
>> from multiple inclusion with macros and may be designed to work differently
>> if included more than once in a compilation unit.  If you get into the habit
>> of using #import with C headers, then you are going to end up with something
>> breaking eventually, and you are going to be very confused about why.  Only
>> use #import with Objective-C headers; stick with #include for C headers.
>>  This also provides a clue to people reading your code about what kind of
>> header you are including.
>>
>> David
>>
>> -- Sent from my Apple II
>>
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