xmake − cross-platform build utility based on Lua
xmake [task] [options] [target]
xmake is a lightweight cross-platform build utility based on Lua. It uses xmake.lua to maintain project builds. Compared with makefile/CMakeLists.txt, the configuration syntax is more concise and intuitive. It is very friendly to novices and can quickly get started in a short time. Let users focus more on actual project development.
b, build
Build targets if no given tasks.
u, uninstall
Uninstall the project binary files.
p, package
Package target.
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r, run |
Run the project target. |
g, global
Configure the global options for xmake.
i, install
Package and install the target binary files.
c, clean
Remove all binary and temporary files.
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create |
Create a new project. |
q, require
Install and update required packages.
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update |
Update and uninstall the xmake program. |
f, config
Configure the project.
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plugin |
Manage plugins of xmake. |
m, macro
Run the given macro.
doxygen
Generate the doxygen document.
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l, lua |
Run the lua script. |
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repo |
Manage package repositories. |
service
Start service for remote or distributed compilation and etc. (Experimental, still in development)
project
Generate the project file.
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show |
Show the given project information. |
−q, −−quiet
Quiet operation.
−y, −−yes
Input yes by default if need user confirm.
−−confirm=CONFIRM
Input the given result if need
user confirm.
− yes
− no
− def
−v, −−verbose
Print lots of verbose information for users.
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−−root |
Allow one to run xmake as root. |
−D, −−diagnosis
Print lots of diagnosis
information (backtrace, check info ..) only for developers.
And we can append −v to get more whole
information.
e.g. $ xmake −vD
−−version
Print the version number and exit.
−h, −−help
Print this help message and exit.
−F FILE, −−file=FILE
Read a given xmake.lua file.
−P PROJECT, −−project=PROJECT
Change to the given project
directory. Search priority:
1. The Given Command Argument
2. The Environment Variable: XMAKE_PROJECT_DIR
3. The Current Directory
−b, −−build
Build target. This is default building mode and optional.
−r, −−rebuild
Rebuild the target.
−a, −−all
Build all targets.
−−dry−run
Dry run to build target.
−j JOBS, −−jobs=JOBS
Specifies the number of jobs to build simultaneously. (default: 6)
−w, −−warning
Enable the warnings output.
−−files=FILES
Build the given source files.
e.g.
− xmake −−files=src/main.c
− xmake −−files=’src/*.c’
[target]
− xmake
−−files=’src/**c|excluded_file.c’
− xmake
−−files=’src/main.c:src/test.c’
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target |
The target name. It will build all default targets if this parameter is not specified. |
xmake is written by ruki.
This manual page was written by Yangfl for the Debian Project (and may be used by others).