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Subject: Re: Make file
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:20:05 -0700
From: Bill Cheng <william@bourbon.usc.edu>

Someone wrote:

  > I m using command
  > 
  > gcc -c src1.c src2.c 
  > 
  > it works in same fashion as
  > 
  > gcc -c src1.c
  > gcc -c src2.c

Then you would probably lose 5 points!

According to the spec, it's a *requirement* to use separate
compilation.  Please see:

    http://merlot.usc.edu/cs551-f08/makefile.html#requirements
--
Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu <URL:http://merlot.usc.edu/william/usc/>






  > ----- Original Message ----
  > From: Bill Cheng <william@bourbon.usc.edu>
  > To: cs551@merlot.usc.edu
  > Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 10:37:15 PM
  > Subject: Re: Make file
  > 
  > Someone wrote:
  > 
  >   > This is regarding test case
  >   > Separate compilation : -10 points
  >   >        if mm2 is compiled with a single line,
  >   >            deduct all 10 points
  >   >        if generates mm2.o and then link to create the
  >   >            executable in line one, deduct 5 points
  >   >        if most of the code are in .h files, deduct all 10 points
  >   >  
  >   > I have 2 source files which I compile in single command to
  >   > get mm2.o and then link mm2.o to get mm executable. I dont
  >   > know whats wrong with that . What is correct way to make?
  > 
  > If you have 2 source files, let's say, x.c and y.c, you should
  > compile x.c to x.o and y.c to y.o.  Then you link x.o and y.o
  > together to create the mm2 executable.
  > 
  > I'm not sure how you can have 2 source files and you can
  > create mm2.o from it!  May be you meant one source file and
  > one header file.  You are asked to *break* this source file
  > into two and create a header file for each of them.
  > --
  > Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu <URL:http://merlot.usc.edu/william/usc/>