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| author | Egor Tensin <Egor.Tensin@gmail.com> | 2023-07-04 00:24:37 +0200 |
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| committer | Egor Tensin <Egor.Tensin@gmail.com> | 2023-07-04 00:24:37 +0200 |
| commit | 0e35c671fecaad258bb8720867653389da642039 (patch) | |
| tree | dcf6031fb606bc60503fc6202ae93514ccbbf21f | |
| parent | common.cmake: refactoring (diff) | |
| download | cmake-common-0e35c671fecaad258bb8720867653389da642039.tar.gz cmake-common-0e35c671fecaad258bb8720867653389da642039.zip | |
README & --help message updates
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| -rw-r--r-- | README.md | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | project/boost/build.py | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | project/boost/download.py | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | project/build.py | 11 |
4 files changed, 24 insertions, 10 deletions
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ cmake-common Utilities to help develop C++/CMake projects. +Description +----------- + +This main goal of this project is to make it easier to build (potentially, +cross-compile) Boost and CMake projects using different toolsets. +It does so providing a set of command-line utilities that allow users to +download/build Boost & use it in a CMake project in a consistent way — no +matter the compiler or the target platform. + Installation ------------ @@ -95,10 +104,10 @@ in CMakeLists.txt. This file aids in quick-and-dirty development by * linking everything (including the runtime) statically by default, -* setting some useful compilation options (enables warnings, defines useful +* setting some useful compilation options (enables warnings, defines common Windows-specific macros, strips debug symbols in release builds, etc.). -Everything is optional (use the `CC_*` CMake options to opt out). +Everything is enabled by default (use the `CC_*` CMake options to opt out). Tools ----- diff --git a/project/boost/build.py b/project/boost/build.py index bd4fd6b..a29fb29 100644 --- a/project/boost/build.py +++ b/project/boost/build.py @@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ R'''Build Boost. -This script builds the Boost libraries. Its main utility is setting the -correct --stagedir parameter value to avoid name clashes. +The main utility of this script is setting the correct --stagedir parameter +value to avoid name clashes. + +It also facilitates building with different toolsets/for different platforms +with the help from the --toolset and --platform parameters. Usage example: diff --git a/project/boost/download.py b/project/boost/download.py index b5bf684..a3bcf61 100644 --- a/project/boost/download.py +++ b/project/boost/download.py @@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ R'''Download & bootstrap Boost. This script downloads and unpacks a Boost distribution archive. Its main -utility is that it's supposed to be cross-platform. +utility is that it's cross-platform & supports different Boost versions out of +the box. Usage examples: diff --git a/project/build.py b/project/build.py index ff366c3..f718bea 100644 --- a/project/build.py +++ b/project/build.py @@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ R'''Build a CMake project. -This script is used basically to invoke the CMake executable in a -cross-platform way (provided the platform has Python 3, of course). The -motivation was to merge my Travis and AppVeyor build scripts (largely similar, -but written in bash and PowerShell, respectively). +This script works nicely with boost-build from this package - it will use the +correct --stagedir directory automatically. -A simple usage example: +Also, it facilitates building with different toolsets/for different platforms +with the help from the --toolset and --platform parameters. + +Usage example: $ project-build --configuration Release --install path/to/somewhere -- examples/simple build/ ... |