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copied!<p>I'm a very new to makefiles and i want to create directories using makefile. My project directory is like this</p> <pre><code>+--Project +--output +--source +Testfile.cpp +Makefile </code></pre> <p>I want to put all the objects and output into the respective output folder. I want to create folder structure which would be like this after compiling.</p> <pre><code>+--Project +--output +--debug (or release) +--objs +Testfile.o +Testfile (my executable file) +--source +Testfile.cpp +Makefile </code></pre> <p>I tried with several options, but could not succeed. Please help me to make directories using make file. I'm posting my Makefile for your consideration.</p> <pre><code>#--------------------------------------------------------------------- # Input dirs, names, files #--------------------------------------------------------------------- OUTPUT_ROOT := output/ TITLE_NAME := TestProj ifdef DEBUG TITLE_NAME += _DEBUG else ifdef RELEASE TITLE_NAME += _RELEASE endif endif # Include all the source files here with the directory tree SOURCES := \ source/TestFile.cpp \ #--------------------------------------------------------------------- # configs #--------------------------------------------------------------------- ifdef DEBUG OUT_DIR := $(OUTPUT_ROOT)debug CC_FLAGS := -c -Wall else ifdef RELEASE OUT_DIR := $(OUTPUT_ROOT)release CC_FLAGS := -c -Wall else $(error no build type defined) endif endif # Put objects in the output directory. OUT_O_DIR := $(OUT_DIR)/objs #--------------------------------------------------------------------- # settings #--------------------------------------------------------------------- OBJS = $(SOURCES:.cpp=.o) DIRS = $(subst /,/,$(sort $(dir $(OBJS)))) DIR_TARGET = $(OUT_DIR) OUTPUT_TARGET = $(OUT_DIR)/$(TITLE_NAME) CC_FLAGS += LCF_FLAGS := LD_FLAGS := #--------------------------------------------------------------------- # executables #--------------------------------------------------------------------- MD := mkdir RM := rm CC := g++ #--------------------------------------------------------------------- # rules #--------------------------------------------------------------------- .PHONY: all clean title all: title clean: $(RM) -rf $(OUT_DIR) $(DIR_TARGET): $(MD) -p $(DIRS) .cpp.o: @$(CC) -c $< -o $@ $(OBJS): $(OUT_O_DIR)/%.o: %.cpp @$(CC) -c $< -o $@ title: $(DIR_TARGET) $(OBJS) </code></pre> <p>Thanks in advance. Please guide me if i made any mistakes also. </p>

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