##################################################################### # This is the filesystem makefile "make_BuddyAlloc". # Author:Michael Gomes # Date:2 jan 2011 ###################################################################### #variable defination CC = gcc CFLAGS = -g -O2 SRC_DIR=src INC_DIR=inc OBJ_DIR=obj #List of source files SOURCE= buddyMain.c \ Copy.c \ #List of object files OBJECTS=$(addprefix $(OBJ_DIR)/,$(SOURCE:.c=.o)) #BuddyAlloc is dependent on "obj/*.o". BuddyAlloc : $(OBJECTS) $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o BuddyAlloc $< #obj/*.o depends on src/*.c and inc/*.h, we are redirecting the object files to obj folder $(OBJECTS):$(SRC_DIR)/$(SOURCE) $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -I$(INC_DIR) -o $(OBJ_DIR)/$(OBJECTS) -c $< #Cleans all the *.exe files clean: rm -f *.exe I have kept the source files under src folder includes under inc folder and the object files are being saved in obj folder .given above is the makefile i am trying to create for my mini project. I keep getting the error no rule to make target 'Copy.c' needed by 'obj/buddyAlloc.o', but it works fine it i dont include Copy.c, what did i do wrong?