Newbie error compiling program

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I am using emacs to compile a simple 'hello world' program in c++ mode.

When I type the command to compile the source file I get this error message:

'cd ~/
make -k
make *** no input targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
compilation exited abnormally with code 2 at (time / date).'

Can anyone tell me how to fix this problem please.?

Thanks in advance.