SimpleIDE Side files and Makefile

Martin_H

I've noticed that all SimpleIDE projects have a side file which seems to define the properties for the project and the file list. You get new files in your project by either adding a file link or copy into the project. But some of the examples also have a Makefile which looks like it was hand crafted. Is a Makefile required to use SimpleIDE in some cases, or did people add it to allow for use from the command line?

Sorry if this is a basic question, but a Google search didn't turn up anything and the link to the SimpleIDE UserGuide.pdf is broken on page https://sites.google.com/site/propellergcc/documentation/simpleide.

Thanks,
Martin

David Betz

Martin_H wrote: »

I've noticed that all SimpleIDE projects have a side file which seems to define the properties for the project and the file list. You get new files in your project by either adding a file link or copy into the project. But some of the examples also have a Makefile which looks like it was hand crafted. Is a Makefile required to use SimpleIDE in some cases, or did people add it to allow for use from the command line?

Sorry if this is a basic question, but a Google search didn't turn up anything and the link to the SimpleIDE UserGuide.pdf is broken on page https://sites.google.com/site/propellergcc/documentation/simpleide.

Thanks,
Martin

SimpleIDE doesn't require makefiles. The ones that are there are for geezers like me who still remember how to type commands at a prompt! :-)

Martin_H

OK Thanks. I thought that might be the case.

jazzed

We will probably be enlisting make later as a transparent feature. There are advantages to using it such as incremental compile/link and portability.

By transparent I mean that the user won't need to know anything about make and won't really be able to tell that it is being used. SimpleIDE will be able to generate the makefile from the main C file by a separate utility. A subtle advantage of this approach is that geezers can use the makefile and thus the program will become more universal.

jazzed

Martin_H wrote: »

Sorry if this is a basic question, but a Google search didn't turn up anything and the link to the SimpleIDE UserGuide.pdf is broken on page https://sites.google.com/site/propellergcc/documentation/simpleide.

Didn't notice that comment until today.

The link worked for me.
Try this: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxwcm9wZWxsZXJnY2N8Z3g6NGU1NDU0NDQ5NmZjMjg2Nw&pli=1

I've also attached a .pdf file from my computer.