Add Makefile (#59)

Author: bkthomps

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .idea/*
 cmake-build-debug/*
 docs/*
-
+containers.a
+containers.so

LICENSE

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2017-2019 Bailey Thompson
+Copyright (c) 2017-2020 Bailey Thompson
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := unspecified
+
+unspecified:
+	@echo "Error: use 'make static_clang' or 'make dynamic_clang' or 'make static_gcc' or 'make dynamic_gcc'"
+
+static_clang:
+	clang src/*.c -c -O3 -fpic
+	ar rcs containers.a *.o
+	rm *.o
+
+dynamic_clang:
+	clang -shared -o containers.so -O3 -fPIC src/*.c
+
+static_gcc:
+	gcc src/*.c -c -O3 -fpic
+	ar rcs containers.a *.o
+	rm *.o
+
+dynamic_gcc:
+	gcc -shared -o containers.so -O3 -fPIC src/*.c
+
+clean:
+	rm -f containers.a
+	rm -f containers.so

README.md

@@ -11,16 +11,15 @@ This library provides various containers. Each container has utility functions t
 Inspired by the C++ standard library; however, implemented using C with different function interfaces as the C++ standard library but with the same container names.
 
 ## Setup
-The `build.sh` script can be used to build either dynamic or static libraries. The script supports clang and gcc.
-
-The benefit of a dynamic library is that changing the `containers.so` library can be done without needing to recompile the codebase which is using the library. Nevertheless, it is slower than a static library.
-
-The benefit of a static library is that it is faster than a dynamic library. However, if the `containers.a` library is modified, the codebase which is using the library needs to be recompiled.
+It is possible to compile this library as either static `.a` or dynamic `.so`:
+1. A static library is slightly faster than a dynamic one, however, if the library is modified, the entire project codebase which uses it will need to be recompiled.
+2. A dynamic library can be changed without recompiling the codebase, assuming no function definitions have changed.
 
 The installation process is as follows:
 1. Clone this repository and navigate to it.
-2. Run the `build.sh` build script.
-3. Follow the instructions that the script prints.
+2. Run `make static_clang`/`make static_gcc` or `make dynamic_clang`/`make dynamic_gcc` for either a static or dynamic library.
+3. Then, you can copy-paste `containers.h` and `containers.a`/`containers.so` into your project to include the containers.
+4. Finally, you remember to link the library by including `containers.a -ldl`/`containers.so -ldl` as an argument.
 
 ## Container Types
 The container types that this library contains are described below.