Makefile compile only the first file one makefile instructions

Question

f1: f1.cpp f.h  
    g++ -c -Wall -g f1.cpp

f2: f2.cpp f.h  
    g++ -c -Wall -g f.cpp

This makefile does not compile f2.cpp to f2.

Answer 1

Is this the entire contents of your Makefile? If yes, then you're missing the all rule.

all: f1 f2

f1: dependencies
    intructions

f2: dependencies
    intructions

Answer 2

Because make only processes the first target (goal). To do both add this as the first rule:

all: f1 f2