Make file duplicate output?

[aatwo]

Hi. I was wondering, I have a make file which I use to compile my c++ project in ubuntu linux and every time I compile I have to copy and paste the binary to several locations in my file system for testing.

So is there a way to tell the make file to produce the same binary several times in different directories?

regards, aatwo.

[modoran]

Yes, just use cp command to instruct make to copy resulting binary to different location.

[aatwo]

Well I know about the cp command but how would I automate it?

I am essentially looking for a way to automate the copying of my binary file so I don't have to do it my self.

I thought that perhaps there would be a way to specify in the make file that I want to output the binary to multiple locations.

[ne555]

Then include it in the recipe

copies={another,yet_another,one_more}.bin
program.bin: $(objects)
    #compilation
    for i in $(copies); do ln -f program.bin $$i; done #note that they are hard links

clean:
  rm $(copies)

I have to copy and paste the binary to several locations in my file system for testing.

That doesn't sound right.
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[Moschops]

Hi. I was wondering, I have a make file which I use to compile my c++ project in ubuntu linux and every time I compile I have to copy and paste the binary to several locations in my file system for testing.

Have you considered, instead of copying it to several locations, putting a link in each of those location to wherever you have the actual built executable?

You can do it as follows:

Change directory to wherever you current have a copy, rm that copy, and softlink to the compiled one.
ln -s /yourBuildDirectory/mayebSomeSubPath/nameOfExecutable ./