Question

As you know the getch() and getche() functions don’t work with the cygwin, a linux oriented one.

But can I include the conio.h header file of borland c and call the functions getch in my makefiles?

Will it work and can anyone tell me how to include the header files from different directories in cywgin.
I have a header file strcal.h in directory c:/makk/string/.

How do I include that header file in my makefile?

gcc -I/string small.c 

It is not working and my current directory is makk.

Answer 1

In stdio.h, there is a getchar() function which is what you need. You can’t just bring across the Borland header file since that just declares the function, it doesn’t define it. Standard C has no need for getch().

To include header files in different areas, you use the -I directives of gcc to set up search paths.

So, if you have a /xyz/myheader.h file, you can do something like:

gcc -I /xyz myprogram.c

To get at c:/makk/string/strcal.h, you may have to use gcc -I /cygdrive/c/makk/string or, if you know you’re actually in that makk directory, you can use -I string (note the lack of leading / since you want a relative path, not an absolute one).