# buildCentral

**Repository Path**: pancus/buildCentral

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: buildCentral
- **Description**: No description available
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Not specified
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 6
- **Created**: 2023-10-07
- **Last Updated**: 2023-10-07

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

buildCentral - tool for software package management
====================================================
Features
=========
- Manage dependence between SW packages
- Setup build environment for SW package
- Configure and manage build options
- Support native-compilation and cross-compilation

Platforms Supported
====================
- Windows
- Ubuntu

Dependence
===========
- Python

Install
========
1) Install python
2) Install python package:
 pip install networkx
 pip install simplejson

Usage
======
Build example 1: host - Ubuntu; target - Ubuntu
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
1) > ./mk -thost -o project/build/opt-xxx.cfg
2) Binaries and headers are installed at output/stage/host/

Build example 2: host - Ubuntu; target - ARM Linux (toolchain for ARM Linux shall be installed)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
1) > ./mk -tarm-linux -o project/build/opt-xxx.cfg
2) Binaries and headers are installed at output/stage/arm-linux/

Build example 3: host - Windows; target - Windows
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
1) > make sure Microsoft Visual Studio is installed
2) > mk -thost -g vs16 -o project\build\opt-xxx.cfg
3) All visual Studio solutions are located at output\build\default\
4) Open the solutions and build in the following order:
 protobuf/ -> fdbus/ -> protobus/

Build example 4: List all supported packages
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
1) > mk -thost -l

Build example 5: Build specific packages (doesn't build dependences)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
1) > mk -thost package1[,package2...]

Build example 6: Build specific packages after building all dependences
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
1) > mk -thost -a package1[,package2...]

Build example 7: List specific packages with their dependences
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
1) > mk -thost -la package1[,package2...]

Build example 8: Clean before building specific packages
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
1) > mk -thost -cb package1[,package2...]

Build example 9: Build for debug
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
1) > mk -thost -d package1[,package2...]

 Note that "project/build/opt-xxx.cfg" specify the build option file. The file name explicitly interpret its purpose.