I need to export the makefile but I can't find the option

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matthieu:
Hello,
I searched the forums and found people speaking about an old feature now disabled "Export Makefile".
This is a pity because in my case having the makefile is really essential: i'm writing an application which will be executed on a webserver, without X, without codeblocks, and so I need to compile it via SSH.

Of course a solution would be to write the makefile myself, but this is not user friendly nor the objective of an IDE to force the users to create their own makefile ;-)

Is this feature planned for a near future?
How do people usually manage this?

Thank you for support!
Matthieu

MortenMacFly:
I have the same problem as I develop tools that require a Makefile build process, too.
Now, what I did is having another C::B copy installed in parallel - the RC2 one. This still supports the Makefile export and since my projects change rarely in questions of adding/removing files I don't have to use it very often to update the Makefiles.
Anyway: It wouldn't be wise to re-activate the Makefile export currently. But (at least) I surely see this requirement for the future.
With regards, Morten.

Game_Ender:
Makefile generation is helpful but the developers aren't maintaining it now because the build system is being (almost?) redone so it would be a waste of time fix it know and then have to rewrite it earlier.

IMHO it would make more sense to spend that time developing a CB project generator for Cmake or scons. That way you have true cross platform build system with the easy of an IDE like Code::Blocks. I should really investigate this a little more.

takeshimiya:

--- Quote from: Game_Ender on October 17, 2006, 10:44:28 pm ---IMHO it would make more sense to spend that time developing a CB project generator for Cmake or scons. That way you have true cross platform build system with the easy of an IDE like Code::Blocks. I should really investigate this a little more.

--- End quote ---

Should be doable, for bakefile too. But first some changes have to come from the compiler framework: settings for debug, optimize, etc. for grouping common flags between compilers.

Self explaining example:

--- Code: (xml) ---<exe id="myprogram">

<set var="SOME_VAR">value</set>

<sources>file1.c myprogram.c utils.c</sources>
<include>./includes</include>
<define>USE_UNICODE</define>
</exe>
--- End code ---

Set compiler's optimization level. May be one of off (no optimization), speed (generate fastest code) or size (smallest code):

--- Code: (xml) ---<set var="OPTIMIZE_FLAG">
<if cond="BUILD=='release'">speed</if>
<if cond="BUILD=='debug'">off</if>
</set>
<exe id="myapp">
<optimize>$(OPTIMIZE_FLAG)</optimize>
<sources>main.c</sources>
<sys-lib>GL</sys-lib>
</exe>
--- End code ---

ecrerix:

--- Quote from: Game_Ender on October 17, 2006, 10:44:28 pm ---IMHO it would make more sense to spend that time developing a CB project generator for Cmake or scons. That way you have true cross platform build system with the easy of an IDE like Code::Blocks. I should really investigate this a little more.

--- End quote ---
you should take a look at http://premake.sourceforge.net/ then.
it's been mentioned in the forums before but apparently the author didn't find the time to check back to announce
the release with code::blocks support (no guarantee if it's still up to date still as I didn't try it out myself yet, but 3 weeks should not have that much changes I guess)

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