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Old 10-23-2010
Help with makefile

I made a simple makefile and can't figure out why it is getting an error.

It is actually getting two separate errors but I believe the second is a result of the first.

Here is my makefile

Code:
myProgram: main.o employee.o address.o
        g++ -o main.o employee.o address.o
main.o: main.cpp employee.h address.h
        g++ -c  main.cpp address.h employee.h
employee.o: employee.cpp address.h
        g++ -c  employee.cpp address.h
address.o: address.cpp
        g++ -c address.cpp

All the files are good and in the same directory as the makefile.
But when I run make I get these two errors

"g++ -c employee.cpp address.h
g++: compilation of header file requested
make: *** [employee.o] Error 1"

and

" g++ -c address.cpp
g++ -o main.o employee.o address.o
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.3/../../../crt1.o(.text+0x18): In function `_start':
: undefined reference to `main'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [myProgram] Error 1"

I was told you can compile headers but this is what it seems to be getting hung up on.

Any suggestions?
# 2  
Old 10-23-2010
Remove your headers from the compile lines
# 3  
Old 10-23-2010
Ok thank you. I thought those didnt belong but I am still getting the error on the undefined referonce on main.

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