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3. Link list2101.obj, calc.obj, and any needed functions from the standard library to
   create the final executable program list2101.exe.

596 Day 21

If you are using an integrated development environment, you can often create a project that

takes care of compiling multiple source files for you. For example, if you are using the Dev-C++

compiler that came with this book, you can compile the previous listings using the following

steps:

1. Open Dev-C++


2. Select File | New Project. You will be presented with the dialog box presented in Figure
   21.1.


3. Select C project and then click on Console Application. You will be presented with the
   New Project Name dialog as shown in Figure 21.2.


4. Enter the name of your project such as, List2101. You will be asked to save this file.


5. The IDE will be opened with an untitled C file in it as shown in Figure 21.3. You can either
   type the code for one of the files into this or you can simply close the file. If you enter the
   code, you’ll want to save the file. You can then enter the other two source files by select-
   ing Project | Add Source File.


6. If you already created the source files, then you can add them to the project you just cre-
   ated. Do this by selecting Project | Add to project. You can then select the three files.
   These will be added to the IDE.


7. Compile the project the same way you’ve been compiling your source files before.
   For more on compiling projects with Dev-C++, see the help files.

FIGURE21.1

Dev-C++ New Project

Dialog.

FIGURE21.2

Dev-C++ New Project

Name.

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