stupid makefile stuff. well, it kinda works now. still no live preview but checkpointing it here.

makefile

@@ -1,35 +1,52 @@
-# Compiler and flags
-CXX := g++
-CXXFLAGS := -std=c++23 -O3 -march=native -I./imgui
-LDFLAGS := -L./imgui -limgui -lstb -lGL
-PKG_FLAGS := $(shell pkg-config --cflags --libs glfw3)
-
 # Directories
 BIN_DIR := ./bin
 SRC_DIR := ./tests
+IMGUI_DIR = ./imgui
+OBJ_DIR := $(BIN_DIR)/obj
+STB_DIR := ./stb
+
+# Compiler and flags
+CXX := g++
+CXXFLAGS = -std=c++23 -I$(IMGUI_DIR) -I$(IMGUI_DIR)/backends -I$(STB_DIR)
+#CXXFLAGS += -g -Wall -Wformat
+CXXFLAGS += `pkg-config --cflags glfw3`
+CFLAGS = $(CXXFLAGS)
+LDFLAGS := -L./imgui -limgui -lGL
+LINUX_GL_LIBS = -lGL
+PKG_FLAGS := $(LINUX_GL_LIBS) `pkg-config --static --cflags --libs glfw3`
+CXXFLAGS += $(PKG_FLAGS)
 
 # Source files
 SRC := $(SRC_DIR)/g2chromatic2.cpp
-TARGET := $(BIN_DIR)/g2gradc
+SRC += $(IMGUI_DIR)/imgui.cpp $(IMGUI_DIR)/imgui_demo.cpp $(IMGUI_DIR)/imgui_draw.cpp $(IMGUI_DIR)/imgui_tables.cpp $(IMGUI_DIR)/imgui_widgets.cpp
+SRC += $(IMGUI_DIR)/backends/imgui_impl_glfw.cpp $(IMGUI_DIR)/backends/imgui_impl_opengl3.cpp
+SRC += $(SRC_DIR)/stb_image.cpp
+OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJ_DIR)/, $(addsuffix .o, $(basename $(notdir $(SRC)))))
+UNAME_S := $(shell uname -s)
+EXE := $(BIN_DIR)/g2gradc
 
-# Default target
-all: $(TARGET)
+$(shell mkdir -p $(OBJ_DIR))
 
-# Create binary directory if it doesn't exist
-$(BIN_DIR):
-	@mkdir -p $(BIN_DIR)
+$(OBJ_DIR)/%.o: $(SRC_DIR)/%.cpp
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 
-# Build target
-$(TARGET): $(SRC) | $(BIN_DIR)
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o $@ $< $(LDFLAGS) $(PKG_FLAGS)
+$(OBJ_DIR)/%.o: %.cpp
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 
-# Run the program
-run: $(TARGET)
-	./$(TARGET)
+$(OBJ_DIR)/%.o: $(IMGUI_DIR)/%.cpp
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
+
+$(OBJ_DIR)/%.o: $(IMGUI_DIR)/backends/%.cpp
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
+
+$(OBJ_DIR)/%.o: $(STB_DIR)/%.cpp
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
+
+all: $(EXE)
+	@echo Build complete for $(ECHO_MESSAGE)
+
+$(EXE): $(OBJS)
+	$(CXX) -o $@ $^ $(CXXFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
-# Clean build artifacts
 clean:
-	rm -rf $(BIN_DIR)
-
-# Phony targets
-.PHONY: all run clean
+	rm -f $(EXE) $(OBJS)