http://blogs.msdn.com/josh_/archive/2004/05/19/135296.aspxStephane asks where the &quot;export makfile&quot; in VS 2002/2003, and if it is coming back in whidbey (VS 2005). unfortunately the answer is that export makefile does not exist in any version of VS since 6.0 (98) and there aren't any plans to changeen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/josh_/archive/2004/05/19/135296.aspx#135380Wed, 19 May 2004 21:57:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:135380Stephane Rodriguez<br>Yes, thanks for the comprehensive answer, including the stretch, &quot;n+1 is better&quot;, and all other polished things. <br>http://blogs.msdn.com/josh_/archive/2004/05/19/135296.aspx#135383Wed, 19 May 2004 22:00:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:135383Stephane Rodriguez<br>One reason makefiles are used is for g++ porting (cross-platform code). <br>http://blogs.msdn.com/josh_/archive/2004/05/19/135296.aspx#166395Fri, 25 Jun 2004 22:24:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:1663953D PhotographyIt's nice to be able to export a makefile; for EXTREMELY LARGE projects, there's always something that needs to be done with an ol' fashioned manually edited make file