Project Structure

You will need Make for this*. Each folder, Task1 and Task2 is a project. Each has their own Makefile for building the projects.

The structure of each is as follows:

.
├── include
├── Makefile
├── src
│   └── main.c
├── target
│   ├── main
│   └── src
│       ├── main.c.d
│       └── main.c.o
└── tests

You only need to worry about ./src/main.c.

Use make build to build the project and make run to execute the produced binary, which will be in ./target/main.

For more options, use make help.

Changing the Compiler

You will probably need to change the compiler from clang-17 to something that weird people (like you) use e.g. gcc. Open up the Makefile and you will see a box that says CHANGE THESE. Of course, you don't need to 'CHANGE THESE', but you can if you like. Changing the compiler for example requires a single line change of the value of CC (which stands for "C Compiler").

CC=gcc

You might also want to use some sanitizers... or something else. Just ask me or figure it out yourself (I'm sure you can do it!).

Installing Make

If you're on Linux, you probably already have Make.

If you're on Windows, I don't know how to install Make. Looks like you have to install it manually from here.

If you're on some other esoteric operating system (like FreeBSD or MacOS) you ought to figure it out for yourself.

What Kind of Style Is This?

It's the same style that linux uses (I use the same .clang-format). There are a few exceptions that make my life easier.

1. 8-spaces instead of 8-width tabs
2. Aligned comments
3. Max-width of 100 characters for code and inline comments
4. Max-width of 80 characters otherwise

1, 3 and 4 are generally accepted for modern programming languages. Though there is some contention about using 80-width comments instead of 72... Aligned comments I just like. I don't really have an excuse.

int something = 5; // Here is a long description that spans over 
                   // multiple comments. In the kernel style guide, this
                   // is not allowed!
int somethingelse = 6;