Advanced · Module 9 · Lesson 9 of 13
Build Systems and Reproducible C Projects
Organize multi-file C programs with dependency-aware builds, separate debug and release settings, and reproducible toolchains.
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By the end you can
- Explain translation units and dependency tracking
- Build a project with Make or an equivalent tool
- Separate compiler, linker, and runtime configuration
- Identify sources of non-reproducible binaries
Builds on Building, Debugging, and Testing C Projects.
01 · A question first
Why should changing one header rebuild several source files, while changing one implementation should rebuild only one object and the final link?
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02 · The idea
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What's inside
- The build is a graph
- Separate build profiles
- Reproducibility
- Make the dependency edges explicit
- Verify the artifact, not just the command
- Treat linking as an interface boundary
- Where it is used
- Operational checklist
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