[SOLVED] How to compile many projects in one makefile

Issue

Simple question but I couldn't find any full answer online.

I have 3 projects, my desire outcome is that I run make and all 3 programs are transformed into executable files.

gcc -o server server.c
gcc -o server2 server2.c
gcc -o server3 server3.c

Is this achievable? How?

Solution

Thanks to @MadScientist for answering my question in the comments. I wish I could give him rep for this answer.

The Makefile that worked for me was

.PHONY: all server server2 server3
all: server server2 server3


server: server.c
    gcc -o server server.c 
server2: server2.c
    gcc -o server2 server2.c 
server3: server3.c
    gcc -o server3 server3.c 

After Makefile is created, enter make in the command line to execute the 3 gcc commands.

By default make will call make all which in sort will call server, server2, server3 as defined on this line all: server server2 server3.

I'm still not sure what .PHONY is all about.

Answered By - Nicolasome