Simple build script. Who needs autoconf?

build.sh

#!/bin/bash

######## defaults
EXECUTABLE_NAME="a.out"
LIBS=""
LOG_FILE="/tmp/$(basename $0).$RANDOM.log"
COMPILE_OPTS=""
LINK_OPTS=""

if [ "$1" == "debug" ]
then
  COMPILE_OPTS="-ggdb -DDEBUG"
fi

######## colors
COLOR_RED=""
COLOR_GREEN=""
COLOR_CYAN=""
COLOR_RESET=""

if [ -t 1 ]
then 
  COLOR_RED="\e[31m"
  COLOR_GREEN="\e[32m"
  COLOR_CYAN="\e[36m"
  COLOR_RESET="\e[0m"
fi

function check_exit()
{
  if [ $? == 0 ]
  then
    echo -e $COLOR_GREEN" successfull"$COLOR_RESET
  else 
    echo -e $COLOR_RED" error"$COLOR_RESET
    cat $LOG_FILE
    exit 1
  fi
}

if [ -f ./build_config.sh ]
then
  . ./build_config.sh
else 
  echo -e $COLOR_RED"no build_config.sh found, exiting"$COLOR_RESET
  exit 1
fi

touch $LOG_FILE
echo -e $COLOR_CYAN"logging to "$COLOR_RESET$LOG_FILE

if [ -d ./objs/ ]
then
  echo -ne $COLOR_GREEN"clearing objs"
  rm -f ./objs/* 2> $LOG_FILE
  check_exit
else 
  echo -ne $COLOR_GREEN"creating object dir"
  mkdir -p ./objs 2> $LOG_FILE
  check_exit
fi
for filename in ./src/*.c
do
  modname=${filename#./src/}
  modname=./objs/${modname%.c}.o
  echo -ne $COLOR_GREEN"compiling"$COLOR_RESET $filename $COLOR_GREEN"->"$COLOR_RESET $modname
  ${CC:=gcc} -c $filename -o $modname $COMPILE_OPTS 2> $LOG_FILE
  check_exit
done;

echo -ne $COLOR_GREEN"linking"$COLOR_RESET
${CC:=gcc} -o $EXECUTABLE_NAME objs/*.o $LINK_OPTS $LIBS  2> $LOG_FILE
check_exit

build_config.sh

#!/bin/sh

EXECUTABLE_NAME="some_cool_name"
LIBS="-llibthatyouneed"
LOG_FILE="/tmp/$(basename $0).$RANDOM.log"

gistfile1.json

// build system for sublime text 2
"build_systems":
[
  {
    "cmd":
    [
      "./build.sh"
    ],
    "name": "build.sh",
    "selector": "source.c",
    "working_dir": "${project_path}"
  }
]