makefile extension

Question

I\'m writing a C program using gcc in cygwin. My question is, how do you create a makefile? I mean, what file-extension does it have? I know how to write simple rules, but I can

Answer 1

The default filename for a makefile is Makefile; this is the name that GNU Make looks for when you run it without any options. The -f argument lets you specify an alternate filename if desired.