Condense gcc statement

Question

I'm using OS X Mavericks (10.9). Is there a way to condense my gcc command a bit, so I don't have to type the following verbose version of a command just to compile?

gcc -L /usr/local/Cellar/libusb/1.0.9/lib -I /usr/local/include -o xout usbtest.c -l usb-1.0

Answer 1

Take devnull's advice and write a Makefile, then all you'll have to do is type:

make

Here is a quick hint at the sort of thing you'll need:

INCLUDES=/usr/local/include
LDIRS=/usr/local/Cellar/libusb/1.0.9/lib
LIBS=usb-1.0
CC=gcc

all: xout

xout: usbtest.c
    $(CC) -L $(LDIRS) -I $(INCLUDES) -o xout usbtest.c -l $(LIBS)