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Build Systems: CMake
Prerequisites: Static & shared libraries
CMake describes a build in a way that then generates the actual
Makefile (or an equivalent for another platform/toolchain) for
you — the dominant choice for any C project meant to build across
Linux, macOS, and Windows alike.
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
project(MyApp C)
add_executable(myapp main.c math_utils.c)
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .
Most real, larger C (and C++) projects use CMake rather than a hand-written Makefile, precisely because it abstracts away differences between platforms and compilers.