How do I run an entire program with the source code ?

[Hunderpanzer]

I'm trying to learn a little by looking at source codes from free downloaded programs.

There's a bunch of .cpp files and .h files, but I'm not sure of how to compile all the files into one .exe so I can see the actual program.

Sorry for the newb questions

[JosAH]

I'm trying to learn a little by looking at source codes from free downloaded programs.

There's a bunch of .cpp files and .h files, but I'm not sure of how to compile all the files into one .exe so I can see the actual program.

Sorry for the newb questions

A simple approach is this:

1) download the .cpp and .h files.
2) compile (but don't link) all the .cpp files
4) link everthing together.

Of course you can structure this a bit more, i.e.2) stick all the .o files (or .obj
files if you're being torured by microsoft) in a library (.a or .lib files)

kind regards,

Jos

[Hunderpanzer]

A simple approach is this:

1) download the .cpp and .h files.
2) compile (but don't link) all the .cpp files
4) link everthing together.

Of course you can structure this a bit more, i.e.2) stick all the .o files (or .obj
files if you're being torured by microsoft) in a library (.a or .lib files)

kind regards,

Jos

I'm sorry I'm still a bit confused... I'm used to only compiling my own source files that is only one file. How would I compile all the .cpp files ? I'm not even sure of what linking is .

When I try compiling one, there's always something undefined (which i'm sure is defined in some other file).

[weaknessforcats]

I'm sorry I'm still a bit confused... I'm used to only compiling my own source files that is only one file. How would I compile all the .cpp files ? I'm not even sure of what linking is .

Your comment indicates that you do not understand the build procedure for C/C++. Rather than explain it here, you would be better learning this from a book or maybe an onoine tutorial.

This is explained in the "C++ Primer Plus" 5th Ed. by Stephen Prata beginning on page 393.

[Hunderpanzer]

Your comment indicates that you do not understand the build procedure for C/C++. Rather than explain it here, you would be better learning this from a book or maybe an onoine tutorial.

This is explained in the "C++ Primer Plus" 5th Ed. by Stephen Prata beginning on page 393.

The book I have doesn't explain it too well... I'll look online for some tutorials.

Thanks