Question

Hi guys i am trying to create one simple make file and execute in cygwin.
This is the file contents

test: test.c
       gcc -c test.c -O3 -Wall -I.
test1: test1.c
              gcc -c test1.c -O3 -Wall -I.

When i execute this only the first file is getting compiled and not the second one. Can anyone explain why and what is the correct way?

Answer 1

It looks like your indentation is a bit mixed up. The whitespace at the start of those lines should be a single tab character.

Also:

By default, make starts with the first target

You will need to specify the target by typing make test1 on the command line if you want to compile the second file.

It is also common to add a target called all. You could add this at the top of your file:

all: test test1