Makefiles - Win32 apps | Microsoft Docs
docs.microsoft.com › en-us › windowsAug 23, 2019 · The makefiles provided require a Microsoft NMAKE-compatible make utility. Most C++ IDEs can recognize these makefiles as external and yet still provide many edit-build-debug benefits of the IDE. For example, in Microsoft Visual Studio 97 or later, you can use the File menu Open Workspace choice to produce a workspace by opening an appropriately named copy (for example, Exeskel.mak) of the code sample Win32 makefile.