set up basic example project and structure with Makefile

.gitignore

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+.vimrc
+*.swp
+bin/*
+build

Makefile

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+# makefile modeled off of: http://hiltmon.com/blog/2013/07/03/a-simple-c-plus-plus-project-structure/
+
+
+CC := g++ -std=c++14
+SRCDIR := src
+BUILDDIR := build
+TARGET := build/runner
+
+SRCEXT := cpp
+SOURCES := $(shell find $(SRCDIR) -type f -name *.$(SRCEXT)) # grabs all src files
+OBJECTS := $(patsubst $(SRCDIR)/%,$(BUILDDIR)/%,$(SOURCES:.$(SRCEXT)=.o))
+INC := -I include
+
+$(TARGET): $(OBJECTS)
+	@echo " Linking..."
+	@echo " $(CC) $^ -o $(TARGET)"; $(CC) $^ -o $(TARGET)
+
+$(BUILDDIR)/%.o: $(SRCDIR)/%.$(SRCEXT)
+	@mkdir -p $(BUILDDIR)
+	@echo " $(CC) $(INC) -c -o $@ $<"; $(CC) $(INC) -c -o $@ $<
+
+clean:
+	@echo " Cleaning...";
+	@echo " $(RM) -r $(BULIDDIR) $(TARGET)"; $(RM) -r $(BULIDDIR) $(TARGET)

README.md

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 # Checkers AI Project
 
 This is the repo for a checkers AI project.
+
+## Project Structure
+
+* `src/`
+  - contains .cpp source files
+* `include/`
+  - contains all .h header files
+* `bin/`
+    - all object files are dumped in here (clean commands cleans this directory up)
+* `build/runner`
+  - When project is built it's compiled to the `runner` file

include/Move.h

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+#ifndef MOVE_H
+#define MOVE_H
+
+#include <vector>
+
+class Move
+{
+private:
+
+    std::vector<int> moves;
+
+public:
+
+    Move() : moves() {};
+    void printMessage();
+};
+
+#endif

src/Move.cpp

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+#include <iostream>
+#include "Move.h"
+
+void Move::printMessage()
+{
+  std::cout << "Here is an example message" << std::endl;
+}

src/main.cpp

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+#include <iostream>
+
+int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
+    std::cout << "Hello world!" << std::endl;
+    return 0;
+}