xmake
A cross-platform build utility based on Lua
A cross-platform build utility based on Lua
If you want to know more, please refer to:
* [Documents](https://xmake.io/#/home)
* [HomePage](https://xmake.io)
* [Github](https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake)
* [Gitee](https://gitee.com/tboox/xmake)
## Installation
#### via curl
```bash
bash <(curl -fsSL https://xmake.io/shget.text)
```
#### via wget
```bash
bash <(wget https://xmake.io/shget.text -O -)
```
#### via powershell
```powershell
Invoke-Expression (Invoke-Webrequest 'https://xmake.io/psget.text' -UseBasicParsing).Content
```
## Simple description
## Package dependences
An official xmake package repository: [xmake-repo](https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake-repo)
## Build project
```bash
$ xmake
```
## Run target
```bash
$ xmake run console
```
## Debug target
```bash
$ xmake run -d console
```
## Configure platform
```bash
$ xmake f -p [windows|linux|macosx|android|iphoneos ..] -a [x86|arm64 ..] -m [debug|release]
$ xmake
```
## Menu configuration
```bash
$ xmake f --menu
```
## Build as fast as ninja
The test project: [xmake-core](https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake/tree/master/core)
### Multi-task parallel compilation
| buildsystem | Termux (8core/-j12) | buildsystem | MacOS (8core/-j12) |
|----- | ---- | --- | --- |
|xmake | 24.890s | xmake | 12.264s |
|ninja | 25.682s | ninja | 11.327s |
|cmake(gen+make) | 5.416s+28.473s | cmake(gen+make) | 1.203s+14.030s |
|cmake(gen+ninja) | 4.458s+24.842s | cmake(gen+ninja) | 0.988s+11.644s |
### Single task compilation
| buildsystem | Termux (-j1) | buildsystem | MacOS (-j1) |
|----- | ---- | --- | --- |
|xmake | 1m57.707s | xmake | 39.937s |
|ninja | 1m52.845s | ninja | 38.995s |
|cmake(gen+make) | 5.416s+2m10.539s | cmake(gen+make) | 1.203s+41.737s |
|cmake(gen+ninja) | 4.458s+1m54.868s | cmake(gen+ninja) | 0.988s+38.022s |
## Package management
### Download and build
### Processing architecture
## Supported platforms
* Windows (x86, x64)
* macOS (i386, x86_64)
* Linux (i386, x86_64, cross-toolchains ..)
* Android (x86, x86_64, armeabi, armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a)
* iOS (armv7, armv7s, arm64, i386, x86_64)
* WatchOS (armv7k, i386)
* MSYS (i386, x86_64)
* MinGW (i386, x86_64)
* Cygwin (i386, x86_64)
* SDCC (stm8, mcs51, ..)
* Cross (cross-toolchains ..)
## Supported Languages
* C
* C++
* Objective-C and Objective-C++
* Swift
* Assembly
* Golang
* Rust
* Dlang
* Cuda
## Supported Projects
* Static Library
* Shared Library
* Console
* Cuda Program
* Qt Application
* WDK Driver (umdf/kmdf/wdm)
* WinSDK Application
* MFC Application
## More Examples
Debug and release modes:
```lua
add_rules("mode.debug", "mode.release")
target("console")
set_kind("binary")
add_files("src/*.c")
if is_mode("debug") then
add_defines("DEBUG")
end
```
Custom scripts:
```lua
target("test")
set_kind("binary")
add_files("src/*.c")
after_build(function (target)
print("hello: %s", target:name())
os.exec("echo %s", target:targetfile())
end)
```
Download and use packages in [xmake-repo](https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake-repo) or third-party repositories:
```lua
add_requires("tbox >1.6.1", "libuv master", "vcpkg::ffmpeg", "brew::pcre2/libpcre2-8")
add_requires("conan::OpenSSL/1.0.2n@conan/stable", {alias = "openssl", optional = true, debug = true})
target("test")
set_kind("binary")
add_files("src/*.c")
add_packages("tbox", "libuv", "vcpkg::ffmpeg", "brew::pcre2/libpcre2-8", "openssl")
```
Qt QuickApp Program:
```lua
target("test")
add_rules("qt.quickapp")
add_files("src/*.cpp")
add_files("src/qml.qrc")
```
Cuda Program:
```lua
target("test")
set_kind("binary")
add_files("src/*.cu")
add_cugencodes("native")
add_cugencodes("compute_30")
```
WDK/UMDF Driver Program:
```lua
target("echo")
add_rules("wdk.driver", "wdk.env.umdf")
add_files("driver/*.c")
add_files("driver/*.inx")
add_includedirs("exe")
target("app")
add_rules("wdk.binary", "wdk.env.umdf")
add_files("exe/*.cpp")
```
More wdk driver program examples (umdf/kmdf/wdm), please see [WDK Program Examples](https://xmake.io/#/guide/project_examples?id=wdk-driver-program)
## Plugins
#### Generate IDE project file plugin（makefile, vs2002 - vs2019 .. ）
```bash
$ xmake project -k vsxmake -m "debug;release" # New vsproj generator (Recommended)
$ xmake project -k vs -m "debug;release"
$ xmake project -k cmake
$ xmake project -k ninja
$ xmake project -k compile_commands
```
#### Run the custom lua script plugin
```bash
$ xmake l ./test.lua
$ xmake l -c "print('hello xmake!')"
$ xmake l lib.detect.find_tool gcc
$ xmake l
> print("hello xmake!")
> {1, 2, 3}
< {
1,
2,
3
}
```
More builtin plugins, please see: [Builtin plugins](https://xmake.io/#/plugin/builtin_plugins)
Please download and install more other plugins from the plugins repository [xmake-plugins](https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake-plugins).
## IDE/Editor Integration
* [xmake-vscode](https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake-vscode)
* [xmake-sublime](https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake-sublime)
* [xmake-idea](https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake-idea)
* [xmake.vim](https://github.com/luzhlon/xmake.vim) (third-party, thanks [@luzhlon](https://github.com/luzhlon))
## Project Examples
Some projects using xmake:
* [tbox](https://github.com/tboox/tbox)
* [gbox](https://github.com/tboox/gbox)
* [vm86](https://github.com/tboox/vm86)
* [more](https://github.com/xmake-io/awesome-xmake)
## Example Video
## Contacts
* Email：[waruqi@gmail.com](mailto:waruqi@gmail.com)
* Homepage：[tboox.org](https://tboox.org)
* Community：[/r/tboox on reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/tboox/)
* ChatRoom：[Char on telegram](https://t.me/tbooxorg), [Chat on gitter](https://gitter.im/tboox/tboox?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
* Source Code：[Github](https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake), [Gitee](https://gitee.com/tboox/xmake)
* QQ Group: 343118190(full), 662147501
* Wechat Public: tboox-os
## Thanks
This project exists thanks to all the people who have [contributed](CONTRIBUTING.md):
* [TitanSnow](https://github.com/TitanSnow): provide the xmake [logo](https://github.com/TitanSnow/ts-xmake-logo) and install scripts
* [uael](https://github.com/uael): provide the semantic versioning library [sv](https://github.com/uael/sv)
* [OpportunityLiu](https://github.com/OpportunityLiu): improve cuda, tests and ci
## Backers
Thank you to all our backers! 🙏 [[Become a backer](https://opencollective.com/xmake#backer)]
## Sponsors
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