Having a mare with gcc compiler switches

[suityou01]

Let's say for argument's sake I have some code that is structured like

c:\projects\myapp - main.c global.h

c:\projects\myapp\subsection\somemorecode.c somemorecode.h

Now I want somemorecode.h to #include global.h, which is in the parent directory.

I could use #include <c:\\projects\myapp\global.h> but I don't want hard coded paths

rather I would like to add a search path to the compiler

eg

gcc -o -Ic:\projects\myapp\ main.exe main.c

However it still can't find the header.

What am I doing wrong? Why even though the search path is specified can it still not find the global.h?

[voodooflux]

Just guessing really, but do you need to use #include "..." rather than #include <...> alongside the -I flag?

[suityou01]

Just guessing really, but do you need to use #include "..." rather than #include <...> alongside the -I flag?

Yep, just spotted that, thanks. Still fooked tho.

[suityou01]

got it

bearing in mind this is windoze

gcc -IC:\projects\myapp\ -o main.exe main.c

The problem was apart from as was correctly mentioned using #include "" and not <> was that the -o switch was before the -I switch. Moving it to after the path did the trick.

Thanks for your help mate.