GNU Make | Introduction

Topics covered

This course will give an introduction to creating/modifying Makefiles:

• Make introduction
• Makefile introduction
• Automation
• Data and the code: updating pipeline
• Creating pattern rules
• Variables and functions
• Documenting Makefiles
• This course provides hands-on sessions

Target audience

This course is primarily targeted at current VSC-users.

Previous knowledge

Participants should have a programming experience in C/C++ or Fortran. Having a basic knowledge of Linux is expected (if not please follow first the Linux-introduction course). Users that want to work on VSC account should  already have a VSC account created and should have followed HPC introduction and Linux for HPC or should have the equivalent knowledge).

Results/Objectives

• Understanding make operation
• Being able to write own Makefiles