This might be pretty entry level, but I can't seem to figure where pd-extended dropped the "m_pd.h" folder I need to compile externals.

I've 0.43.4, and I use GNU make as my compiler for C and ++.

Was m_pd.h included with the standard distribution?

If not, where might I track it down?

I'm pretty new to C and C++, and to compiling code in general.

I probably depends on your OS, but it does come with the distrubution. In Linux it's in /usr/include/pd. I think I remember in OSX it's somewhere in the pd-extended.app bundle.

I was able to find the file, and it was within the scope of my path, so the problem seems to be that the compiler doesn't recognize the file.
I tried copying the file into the folder I was compiling, and make still gives me the
"No such file or directory" message.

Is there a tutorial anywhere on compiling pd externals?
I went through the tutorial on writing them, and the reference for the m_pd file, but neither had much info on compiling the files.

I use g++ to compile executables.

this gives some hints for osx, you just use gcc with -dynamiclib and -undefined dynamic_lookup. http://puredata.info/docs/developer/PdExternalsInXcode. depends what system you're on, but externals are just dynamic libraries so just check how to compile dynamic libraries on whatever system.

If you want to use c++ you might need http://grrrr.org/research/software/flext/

I just use the Makefile template, which takes care of most of the dirty work for you. I haven't had a problem with it yet, though I don't know if it works for externals written in C++.

http://puredata.info/docs/developer/MakefileTemplate/?searchterm=makefile%20template

thanks. I tried copping some other libraries as templates, but this should be helpful.
I've pretty well de-plus-plussed my code, and changed filename's, so this should work.