Jonathan wrote: > My team is trying to use automake for a C++ project we are developing. > The project design has been changing rapidly and we are finding that > keeping the list of source files in Makefile.am up to sync with the > contents of the directory is very inconvenient. > > An ideal solution would generate an object file for each .cpp file in > the directory
You might want to look at an old BSD tool called 'mkmf'. It does exactly what you are talking about. It builds using sources that happen to be found in the same directory. Having used mkmf for many years on various projects let me caution against using a dynamic source gathering system. It is very easy to make mistakes using it. I much prefer the explicit listing of files in the Makefile.am. When I list new files there I also remember to check them into revision control at the same time. With projects using mkmf it is very easy to forget a file when adding it or to forget removing a file. This leads to other team members finding your bug and chasing you down with dogs and torches when you break their build. Bob
