https://josephhand.space/ Recent content on Joseph Hand Hugo en-us Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:46:49 -1000 https://josephhand.space/blog/intro-to-compiling-c/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:46:49 -1000 https://josephhand.space/blog/intro-to-compiling-c/ <p>This guide explains to someone very new to C how to make compiling C code as simple and extensible as possible. I wrote it a while ago on a whim, and I have been using the resulting build system in personal projects for a while now. As part of making this website, I decided to clean it up and make it my first blog post.</p> <p>I will assume you can read basic C code. Since so many languages take inspiration from C, you can probably do this already if you know another language. I will also assume you have some experience navigating a UNIX shell.</p>