How to instruct Makefile to use different compilers - makefile

I have to build my code for two different platforms at once using two different compilers and libraries. How can I do this with single make file.
Currently my makefile contents are given below. How can I instruct it to change the compiler to gcc within the same makefile?
VPATH = /root/Documents/project/src
CROSS_COMPILE = /opt/compilers/bin/compiler1
CXX = $(CROSS_COMPILE)-g++
CC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)-gcc
AS = $(CROSS_COMPILE)-as
AR = $(CROSS_COMPILE)-ar
NM = $(CROSS_COMPILE)-nm
LD = $(CROSS_COMPILE)-ld
OBJDUMP = $(CROSS_COMPILE)-objdump
OBJCOPY = $(CROSS_COMPILE)-objcopy
RANLIB = $(CROSS_COMPILE)-ranlib
STRIP = $(CROSS_COMPILE)-strip
CFLAGS = -c -Wall -D_REENTRANT -DACE_HAS_AIO_CALLS -D_GNU_SOURCE -DACE_HAS_EXCEPTIONS -D__ACE_INLINE__
LDFLAGS = -L. -L/etc/ACE_wrappers/lib
CPPFLAGS += -I/etc/ACE_wrappers -I/etc/ACE_wrappers/ace
LDLIBS = -lACE
OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=/root/Documents/bin
OBJ=/root/Documents/obj
ifneq ($(OUTPUT_DIRECTORY),)
all: $(OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)
$(OUTPUT_DIRECTORY):
-#$(MKDIR) "$(OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)"
endif
ifneq ($(OBJ),)
all: $(OBJ)
$(OBJ_DIR):
-#$(MKDIR) "$(OBJ)"
endif
SOURCES=File_1.cpp File_2.cpp
OBJECTS=$(SOURCES:%.cpp=$(OBJ)/%.o)
$(OBJ)/%.o: %.cpp
#echo Building Objects
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $# $<
EXECUTABLE=MyExecutable
all: $(SOURCES) $(EXECUTABLE)
$(EXECUTABLE): $(OBJECTS)
#echo $(SOURCES)
$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJECTS) $(LDLIBS) -o $(OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)/$#
File_1.o:File_1.cpp
File_1.o:File_1.cpp
.PHONY: clean
clean:
rm $(OBJECTS) $(OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)/$(EXECUTABLE)

I'd start by putting all the platform-specific defines in a separate makefile. That way you can do:
include $(TARGET).make
Where $(TARGET).make defines CC and other variables for each particular platform. Then you can call make recursively setting TARGET to what you want. Something like:
build:
$(MAKE) TARGET=platform1 all
$(MAKE) TARGET=platform2 all
But really there are many, many ways in which you can achieve the same thing.

Use autoconf. When you configure the project with ./configure, it will automatically choose the one available.

That would be a lot easier to read if the linebreaks were properly preserved in your post.
Anyway, I expect that you're going to have to have two copies of a number of things in the Makefile, such that it's of the form
all : all-platform1 all-platform2
stuff-platform1 : requirements
$(CC1) whatever
stuff-platform2 : requirements
$(CC2) whatever
It's possible that you might be able to auto-generate a makefile like this, to save some effort though.

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Multiple compilers in one Makefile

I found this question here, which does exactly what I want. However, being new to makefiles, I am having a hard time seeing how to implement the second answer in my current setup.
I have a simple makefile for which I would like to use different compilers when compiling for Linux or cross-compiling for Windows. As presented, the file below works. To make for Linux I just type make, and for windows I type make os=win. In the interest of learning how makefiles work a little better, I would like to be able to implement the linked answer in the current Makefile so that I can make for windows just by typing make win or make cross as presented in the linked question.
Could someone help me understand how the structure presented in the linked answer could be implemented in the specific case I have here? Presumably there is a more elegant way than having native: and cross: targets and replicating almost the entirety of the code across both.
Any suggestions for cleaning up the Makefile in general are also welcome.
ifeq ($(os),win)
CC=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc
OUT=cusum.exe
else
CC=gcc
OUT=cusum
endif
CFLAGS=-D_GNU_SOURCE -O3 -Wall -Wextra -lm --static
DEPS=bessel.h detector.h io.h stepfit.h lmmin_int64.h utils.h
ODIR=obj
_OBJ=main.o bessel.o detector.o io.o lmmin_int64.o stepfit.o utils.o
OBJ = $(patsubst %,$(ODIR)/%,$(_OBJ))
LIBS=-lm
$(ODIR)/%.o: %.c $(DEPS)
$(CC) -c -o $# $< $(CFLAGS)
$(OUT): $(OBJ)
$(CC) -o $# $^ $(CFLAGS)
.PHONY: clean
clean:
rm -f $(OUT) $(ODIR)/*.o *~ core $(INCDIR)/*~
You only have to introduce an upper-level target. Target-specific variables are inherited by their prerequisites, so you don't have to change all the targets.
However, you cannot update the content of targets or prerequisites using this method so you can't remove the assignment of OUT. This means you can't get rid of the OS variable assignment.
One simple way to do it is to use recusive invocations of make. Write your makefile normally:
O = o
E =
CC = gcc
OUT = cusum$E
CFLAGS = -D_GNU_SOURCE -O3 -Wall -Wextra -lm --static
DEPS = bessel.h detector.h io.h stepfit.h lmmin_int64.h utils.h
ODIR = obj
_OBJ = main.$O bessel.$O detector.$O io.$O lmmin_int64.$O stepfit.$O utils.$O
OBJ = $(patsubst %,$(ODIR)/%,$(_OBJ))
LIBS = -lm
$(ODIR)/%.$O: %.c $(DEPS)
$(CC) -c -o $# $< $(CFLAGS)
$(OUT): $(OBJ)
$(CC) -o $# $^ $(CFLAGS)
.PHONY: clean
clean:
rm -rf $(OUT)* obj wobj *~ core $(INCDIR)/*~
Then add a target that recursively invokes make overriding the relevant variables (be sure to put it at the end or at least after the $(OUT) target):
win:
$(MAKE) CC=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc E=.exe O=obj ODIR=wobj
Now you can run make win and it will recursively invoke make overriding the appropriate variables.

Attempt to link objects makes them recompile even if up-to-date

I have a recipe in my makefile that relies on several object files. I would like it to simply link the them, but they are always recompiling.
I've googled around and found information I did not know(marked with #) and changed it a bit, but the problem persisted.
I am led to believe make expects the name of the recipe be the name of the file, and I am failing to accomplish that. The problem is I do not what else to try and fix this. I would appreciate any help
CC = g++
#.PHONY: sfml-app
LIBS = -lsfml-graphics -lsfml-window -lsfml-system
APPLICATION = sfml-app
INCLUDE_DIR = -I include/
SOURCE_DIR = source
OUTPUT_DIR = bin
SOURCES = $(wildcard $(SOURCE_DIR)/*.cpp)
OBJECTS = $(notdir $(patsubst %.cpp, %.o, $(SOURCES)))
#$(OUTPUT_DIR)/$(APPLICATION): $(OBJECTS)
#bin/sfml-app: $(OBJECTS)
#sfml-app: $(OBJECTS)
#$(APPLICATION): $(OBJECTS)
$(CC) $(OUTPUT_DIR)/*.o $(LIBS) -o $(OUTPUT_DIR)/$(APPLICATION)
%.o: $(SOURCE_DIR)/%.cpp
$(CC) -c $< $(INCLUDE_DIR) -o $(OUTPUT_DIR)/$#
clean:
rm $(OUTPUT_DIR)/*
print-% : ; #echo $* = $($*)
This rule doesn't create the file it promises to:
%.o: $(SOURCE_DIR)/%.cpp
$(CC) -c $< $(INCLUDE_DIR) -o $(OUTPUT_DIR)/$#
See that -o $(OUTPUT_DIR)/$#? That's instructing the compiler to create a file in $(OUTPUT_DIR) instead of in the working directory.
If you really want your object files to go in $(OUTPUT_DIR), you need to make sure that your rule indicates that:
$(OUTPUT_DIR)/%.o: $(SOURCE_DIR)/%.cpp
$(CC) -c $< $(INCLUDE_DIR) -o $#
Or better, to act like the standard %.o: %.c rule (which will include CFLAGS etc):
$(OUTPUT_DIR)/%.o: $(SOURCE_DIR)/%.cpp
$(COMPILE.c) $(OUTPUT_OPTION) $<
I note your input files are named *.cpp - usually, that convention is for C++ files (i.e. to be compiled with $(COMPILE.cc), which will invoke $(CXX) rather than $(CC)). Check that you've not mixed up your C and C++ sources!

Makefile fails at link stage

I'm using following makefile (simplified variant):
CFLAGS = -Wall -fpermissive -DENV_EMBEDDED -I../utils/ -../usblib/include
CPPFLAGS = $(CFLAGS)
CXXFLAGS = $(CFLAGS)
LDFLAGS = -lmisc -lrt
PNAME=Simulator
OBJ = simulated.o \
buffer.o \
common.o
all: $(OBJ)
$(LDFLAGS) -o $(PNAME) $(OBJ)
Compilation works fine, make automatically chooses the correct compiler and sets the correct flags-variable. But the link-stage fails, I get an error message about "unknown command lmisc". So it seems, there is something wrong with my second "all"-statement, make does not apply a default command for linking.
Any idea what has to be done here in order to let it link successfully?
Thanks!
The recipe is missing the compiler/linker command. It should be something like:
all: $(OBJ)
$(CC) -o $(PNAME) $(OBJ) $(LDFLAGS)
Instead of trying to write your own linker command, it's better to use Make's built-in rule, which is (as revealed by make -f /dev/null --print-data-base | sed -n '/^%: %\.o/,/^$/p'):
%: %.o
# recipe to execute (built-in):
$(LINK.o) $^ $(LOADLIBES) $(LDLIBS) -o $#
If you put your libraries in LDLIBS as you should, you can simply use that:
LDLIBS = -lmisc -lrt
# 'all' should be phony, and depend on a real target
# Otherwise, you'll link every build, even when not needed
all: $(PNAME)
.PHONY: all
$(PNAME): $(OBJ)
If some of your source files are C++ (as implied by the presence of CXXFLAGS), you will need to tell Make to use the C++ linker rather than the C linker:
LINK.o = LINK.cc

Makefile not executing to the end

I have the following makefile but it just executes the 1st command where it builds me the .o files and not the .so files. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks,
SHELL = /bin/sh
CC = gcc
CFLAGS = -g -Wall
LDFLAGS = -shared
TARGET = Stepper.so
SOURCES = $(shell echo ./*.c)
HEADERS = $(shell echo ./*.h)
OBJECTS = $(SOURCES:.c=.o)
LIBS = liblua523.a
PREFIX = $(DESTDIR)/usr/local
BINDIR = $(PREFIX)/bin
$(OBJECTS): $(SOURCES) $(HEADERS)
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $(SOURCES) -o $(OBJECTS)
$(TARGET): $(OBJECTS)
$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $(TARGET) $(OBJECTS) $(LIBS)
clean:
rm $(OBJECTS)
Unless you specify a different target on the command line, make always builds the first real target found in the makefile. In this case, the first real target is the first object file, so that's all that's built.
This is why you typically see makefiles with a first target of all or similar, which just depends on the various other targets you want built during a standard invocation of "make" with no arguments.
However, your makefile is really not right, in a number of ways. The fact that it's running it all means you actually only have one source file. As soon as you have >1 it will fail.
This:
SOURCES = $(shell echo ./*.c)
is not very efficient; you should use wildcard here:
SOURCES = $(wildcard ./*.c)
This rule:
$(OBJECTS): $(SOURCES) $(HEADERS)
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $(SOURCES) -o $(OBJECTS)
Tells make, "for every object file, if any source file or any header file has changed, recompile it". Basically, it means that if you change ANYTHING in the directory, EVERYTHING will rebuild. If you want that you might as well write a shell script and not bother with make at all.
Further, the compiler will fail when you have >1 source file, as it will try to run:
gcc -g -Wall -c foo.c bar.c -o foo.o bar.o
which is not right.
You don't need to define this rule at all; make has a built-in rule which knows how to build an object file from a source file. Just replace it with this:
$(OBJECTS): $(HEADERS)
(no recipe) so make knows that the objects depend on the headers as well as the source. Note this is not ideal since all objects rebuild if any header changes but it's fine for a simple program.

Simple Makefile not taking include path

following is my makefile. but It is not taking include path during build.
SHELL = /bin/sh
CC = g++
FLAGS =
CFLAGS = -fPIC
TARGET = my_bridge.so
INC=-I/my_custom_path/include/ -I/my_custom_path/include/linux
SOURCES = $(shell echo *.cpp)
HEADERS = $(shell echo *.h)
OBJECTS = $(SOURCES:.cpp=.o)
all: $(TARGET)
$(TARGET): $(OBJECTS)
$(CC) $(FLAGS) $(INC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(TARGET) $(OBJECTS)
When I build i get following line
g++ -c -o my_bridge.o my_bridge.cpp
Your $(TARGET): $(OBJECTS) rule tells make how to generate my_bridge.so out of my_bridge.o, but you haven't given a rule that explains how to make my_bridge.o in the first place. make relies thus on its implicit rules for that, which gives you the command that you see. You can either define your own rule to compile .cpp files, e.g.
%.o: %.cpp
$(CC) $(FLAGS) $(INC) $(CFLAGS) -o $# $<
or put your include directive in $(CXXFLAGS), which is used by make's default rule (see https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Catalogue-of-Rules.html#Catalogue-of-Rules)

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