use CMake to build targets

CMakeLists.txt

+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+
+set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_PREFIXES "lib")
+set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ".so")
+set(PROJECT_ROOT_DIR
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
+)
+set(PROJECT_INCLUDE_DIR
+    "${PROJECT_ROOT_DIR}/include"
+)
+set(PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR
+    "${PROJECT_ROOT_DIR}/src"
+)
+
+# setup language
+enable_language(CXX)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-std=c++14 -pedantic")
+
+# find packages/library files
+find_package(Boost COMPONENTS filesystem system)
+if(NOT Boost_FOUND)
+    message(SEND_ERROR "cannot find at least one Boost components")
+endif()
+
+# setup exchange-server libraries
+set(ES_LIBS
+    -l:libexchange_server.a
+    -l:libomniDynamic4.a
+    -l:libCOSNotify4.a
+    -l:libCOS4.a
+    -l:libomniZIOP4.a
+    -l:libomniCodeSets4.a
+    -l:libomniORB4.a
+    -l:libomnithread.a
+    z
+    pthread
+)
+
+# setup xs-test project
+set(XS_TEST_SRCS
+    ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/xs-test.cc
+    ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/Config.cc
+    ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/Expectation.cc
+    ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/Service.cc
+    ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/Tester.cc
+)
+set(XS_TEST_LIBS
+    ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
+    ${ES_LIBS}
+)
+
+project(xs-test)
+add_executable(xs-test ${XS_TEST_SRCS})
+target_include_directories(xs-test PRIVATE
+    "/usr/local/include"
+    ${PROJECT_INCLUDE_DIR}
+)
+target_link_libraries(xs-test
+    ${XS_TEST_LIBS}
+)
+
+# setup greeting project
+set(GREETING_SRCS
+    ${PROJECT_ROOT_DIR}/example/greeting.cc
+)
+set(GREETING_LIBS
+    ${ES_LIBS}
+)
+
+project(greeting)
+add_executable(greeting ${GREETING_SRCS})
+target_include_directories(greeting PRIVATE
+    "/usr/local/include"
+)
+target_link_libraries(greeting
+    ${GREETING_LIBS}
+)

Makefile

-REPO_DIR=$(shell pwd)
-INCLUDE_DIR=$(REPO_DIR)/include
-SRC_DIR=$(REPO_DIR)/src
-BUILD_DIR=$(REPO_DIR)/build
-
-
-CXX=clang++
-CXX_FLAGS=-g -std=c++14 \
-          -I/usr/local/include \
-          -I$(INCLUDE_DIR)
-LD_FLAGS=-L/usr/local/lib \
-         -lboost_system \
-         -lboost_filesystem \
-         -l:libexchange_server.a \
-         -l:libomniDynamic4.a \
-         -l:libCOSNotify4.a \
-         -l:libCOS4.a \
-         -l:libomniZIOP4.a \
-         -l:libomniCodeSets4.a \
-         -l:libomniORB4.a \
-         -l:libomnithread.a \
-         -lz \
-         -lpthread
-
-
-XSTEST_HDRS=$(INCLUDE_DIR)/test/Config.h $(INCLUDE_DIR)/test/Service.h $(INCLUDE_DIR)/test/Tester.h $(INCLUDE_DIR)/test/Expectation.h
-XSTEST_SRCS=$(SRC_DIR)/xs-test.cc $(SRC_DIR)/test/Config.cc $(SRC_DIR)/test/Service.cc $(SRC_DIR)/test/Tester.cc $(SRC_DIR)/test/Expectation.cc
-XSTEST_OBJS=$(subst $(REPO_DIR),$(BUILD_DIR),$(XSTEST_SRCS:.cc=.o))
-
-GREETING_SRCS=$(REPO_DIR)/example/greeting.cc
-GREETING_OBJS=$(subst $(REPO_DIR),$(BUILD_DIR),$(GREETING_SRCS:.cc=.o))
-
-all: $(BUILD_DIR)/xs-test example
-
-$(BUILD_DIR)/xs-test: $(XSTEST_OBJS)
-	$(CXX) -o $@ $(XSTEST_OBJS) $(LD_FLAGS) 
-
-$(BUILD_DIR)/%.o: $(REPO_DIR)/%.cc $(XSTEST_HDRS)
-	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	$(CXX) -o $@ -c $(CXX_FLAGS) $<
-
-example: $(BUILD_DIR)/greeting
-
-$(BUILD_DIR)/greeting: $(GREETING_OBJS)
-	$(CXX) -o $@ $(GREETING_OBJS) $(LD_FLAGS) 
-
-clean:
-	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)/xs-test
-	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)/greeting
-	rm -rf $(XSTEST_OBJS)
-	rm -rf $(GREETING_OBJS)