What is the purpose of a makefile, .pro file?
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Makefiles simplify executing the necessary commands for building a program, I’ll point you to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makefile for details on makefiles (something you can easily look up yourself).
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*.pro-file is a Qt-specific artifact for qmake projects, which you could also easily look up on Google: http://doc.trolltech.com/4.1/qmake-project-files.html