organize project and specify directory for object files in Makefile

Question

Here are my two questions:

1. I am now learning to manage my code with CVS, and I just want to make a repository for my C++ files, Makefile and bash and python scri

Answer 1

Why not go for eclipse, which is quite popular and handy for managing large projects. You can make a new project in eclipse, import-export code into the project from other projects, does version control for you as well etc. No need to write your make files, eclipse does it for you with your mentioned preferences in GUI. If you are involved in a C++ project, just install the CDT plugin over eclipse and your are done.