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

If you are asking about actual command line makefiles then you can export a makefile, or you can call MSBuild on a solution file from the command line. What exactly do you want to do with the makefile?

You can do a search on SO for MSBuild for more details.