Question

I’m new to C programming. I want to compile C program using Make file. I can compile the source code file with the command:

gcc `xml2-config --cflags --libs` -o xmlexample readelementsfile.c

But when I create make file and I add the above commend into the make file I get this error:

Makefile:1: *** missing separator.  Stop.

Can you tell me where I’m wrong?

Answer 1

You need to specify a target:

all:
    gcc `xml2-config --cflags --libs` -o xmlexample readelementsfile.c

The whitespace at the start of the second line should be a Tab character.

You can also specify dependencies so that not all of your commands are run every time you build.

Related

• Makefile Tutorial