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leik · Guest

The best option is to write the whole Makefile from scratch, since a lot of the parameters from VC++ and windows will not be of any meaning in gcc / linux. This will take some time, but the result will probably be better, and more lucid than a script generated Makefile.

If you have wery large project files, it may be better to use a script and clean up the mess afterwards. This may be done by a awk-script made by José Fonseca called dsw2mak.awk

Use in Windows:
1) Download and install MinGW from sourceforge.net, and install it to c:/MinGW
2) Download and install the shell emulator MSys. This file can be found by a googlesearch; "msys-1.0.9.exe", or else on sourceforge.net
3) Donwload and install the package mingw-utils from http://sourceforge.net/project/downloading.php?groupname=mingw&filename=mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz&use_mirror=kent and untar the content into c:/MinGW
4) Copy your VC++ project folder into c:/MinGW . This is done to make it visible to the MSys-shell.
5) Start the MSys - shell, from Startmenu -> Programs -> MinGW -> MSYS -> msys. Your project can now be found in msys /mingw : cd /mingw
6) If you're using VC++ v7.0 or newer, read pkt 6a) before continuing.
7) Run the scipt
gawk -f dsw2mak /mingw/proj_name/CDP_Application/CDP_Application.dsw

6a)
The solution above only works on dsw, that is VC++ 6.0 project file. If you're using a newer vertion of Visual C++, you will have to convert your .sln/ .vcproj files to the older .dsw/ .dsp VC++ 6.0 project files. A guide/ tool for this is located on
http://www.arstdesign.com/articles/prjconverter.html

Use in Linux:
Here you already have a shell, and most probably the tool awk or gawk. This means that the only thing that has to be done is to get the dsw2mak.awk script. This is found under /bin in ming-utils-0.3.tar.gz . Extract this file, and use the commando given in pkt. 7 above, only with absolute filepath. You still need the .dsw/.dsp files (VC++ 6.0 project files). See pkt. 6a above. Use wine to run prjconverter.exe.

Nils-Petter · Site Admin Joined: 14 Mar 2007 Posts: 14 Location: Norway

You can also use dos prompt (Windows):

1. Install MinGW.
2. Select "run" from the start menu and type cmd.
3. Go to your project folder (with the project dsw file).
4. Type "path\to\utility\gawk -f path\to\script\dsw2mak.awk dswFileName".

This will convert all project files included in the dsw file to makefiles with the extension .mak.

Example:
D:\CDP\CDP_Application>C:\msys\1.0\bin\gawk -f C:\msys\1.0\bin\dsw2mak.awk CDP.dsw
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Nils-Petter · Site Admin Joined: 14 Mar 2007 Posts: 14 Location: Norway

We now have a new tool available that enable users to convert solution files and project files into GNU makefiles. The tool can also be used to edit existing project settings and create new makefiles from template. The MakefileWizard also provides a graphical user interface and highly configurable conversion rules that can be edited in xml.

Download the MakefileWizard the below link:
http://www.icd.no/download/Tools/MakefileWizard/
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henriga · Joined: 30 Jul 2008 Posts: 2

I'm using MakefileWizard with default configuration file (wizconf.xml) and I'm pleased with the result. However, I get this in my makefile:

Nils-Petter · Site Admin Joined: 14 Mar 2007 Posts: 14 Location: Norway

Thank you for feedback!

You are absolutely right in your discovery. The MakefileWizard only supports .cpp files. Note that you must also add dependency for .c files for your fix to work: