[c++] Can I compile all .cpp files in src/ to .o's in obj/, then link to binary in ./?

My project directory looks like this:

/project
    Makefile
    main
    /src
        main.cpp
        foo.cpp
        foo.h
        bar.cpp
        bar.h
    /obj
        main.o
        foo.o
        bar.o

What I would like my makefile to do would be to compile all .cpp files in the /src folder to .o files in the /obj folder, then link all the .o files in /obj into the output binary in the top-level folder /project.

I have next to no experience with Makefiles, and am not really sure what to search for to accomplish this.

Also, is this a "good" way to do this, or is there a more standard approach to what I'm trying to do?

This question is related to c++ build-process makefile

The answer is


Wildcard works for me also, but I'd like to give a side note for those using directory variables. Always use slash for folder tree (not backslash), otherwise it will fail:

BASEDIR = ../..
SRCDIR = $(BASEDIR)/src
INSTALLDIR = $(BASEDIR)/lib

MODULES = $(wildcard $(SRCDIR)/*.cpp)
OBJS = $(wildcard *.o)

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