How can I build a makefile project with Xcode 5?

I would like to use Xcode to debug a C++ program step by step. The project can be build using make. How can I build it using Xcode 5?

Is Xcode a build tool?

The Xcode build system manages the tools that transform your code and resource files into a finished app. When you tell Xcode to build your project, the build system analyzes your files and uses your project settings to assemble the set of tasks to perform.

Here are the steps

1) create a new project using the following a) go to OS X other b) Create an empty project

2) create a blank file (under OS X other again) and call it Makefile

3) create a new target (file -> new -> target - call it whatever you want) go to OS X target and select external build system

4) If you want a particular PATH variable you can Add a new user define setting (under editor -> add Build Setting -> Add user defined setting

5) This should enable your target to be the makefile