How to use makefiles in Visual Studio?

Question

I heard a lot about makefiles and how they simplify the compilation process. I\'m using VS2008. Can somebody please suggest some online references or books where I can fin

Answer 1

A UNIX guy probably told you that. :)

You can use makefiles in VS, but when you do it bypasses all the built-in functionality in MSVC's IDE. Makefiles are basically the reinterpret_cast of the builder. IMO the simplest thing is just to use Solutions.