Initializes your build environment, as far as neccessary. Reads your used features from configure.ac, if that file exists, or creates a configure.ac. Automatically copies or creates all required template files.
Initializes your build environment, as far as neccessary. Reads your
used features from configure.ac, if that file exists, or creates a
From your new and empty project's subversion path, call $0 to initialize your build environment.
configure.ac. Automatically copies or creates all required template
files.
Before you call ${MY_NAME} the very first time, edit ${0#/*}/AUTHORS and replace it with your name (or the authors of your project, one name each line, main developper and copyright holder on the first line).
From your new and empty project's subversion path, call $0 to
The first call to ${MY_NAME} should be something like ../bootstrap-build-environment/${MY_NAME} and not ./${MY_NAME}. Actually, you called $0.
initialize your build environment.
In the way you called ${MY_NAME}, it has detected ${DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME} as the project name for your project in ${PROJECT_PATH}. In the first run, you should call ${MY_NAME} from a checked out the bootstrap-build-environment from https://dev.marc.waeckerlin.org/, and the path from where you call ${MY_NAME}(which is actually ${PROJECT_PATH}) should be the path to your newly created project. Please note that your project must be a checked out subversion repository, since this build environment relies on subversion.
Before you call ${MY_NAME} the very first time, edit ${0#/*}/AUTHORS
and replace it with your name (or the authors of your project, one
Example for an initial run, where your new projet is stored in subversion on svn:/path/to/your/new-project:
name each line, main developper and copyright holder on the first
line).
The first call to ${MY_NAME} should be something like
../bootstrap-build-environment/${MY_NAME} and not
./${MY_NAME}. Actually, you called $0.
In the way you called ${MY_NAME}, it has detected
${DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME} as the project name for your project in
${PROJECT_PATH}. In the first run, you should call ${MY_NAME} from a
checked out the bootstrap-build-environment from
https://dev.marc.waeckerlin.org/, and the path from where you call
${MY_NAME}(which is actually ${PROJECT_PATH}) should be the path to
your newly created project. Please note that your project must be a
checked out subversion repository, since this build environment
relies on subversion.
Example for an initial run, where your new projet is stored in
subversion on svn:/path/to/your/new-project:
cd ~/svn
cd ~/svn
svn co https://dev.marc.waeckerlin.org/svn/bootstrap-build-environment/trunk bootstrap-build-environment
svn co https://dev.marc.waeckerlin.org/svn/bootstrap-build-environment/trunk \\
bootstrap-build-environment
svn co svn:/path/to/your/new-project/trunk new-project
svn co svn:/path/to/your/new-project/trunk new-project
cd new-project
cd new-project
../bootstrap-build-environment/bootstrap.sh
../bootstrap-build-environment/bootstrap.sh
RUNNING
RUNNING
If you run ${MY_NAME}, it first generates the necessary files (see below), then first runs make distclean if a makefile exists. After this it calles aclocal, libtoolize, automake, autoconf and optionally ./configure.
If you run ${MY_NAME}, it first generates the necessary files (see
below), then first runs make distclean if a makefile exists. After
this it calles aclocal, libtoolize, automake, autoconf and
optionally ./configure.
GENERATED FILES
GENERATED FILES
@ -80,17 +102,21 @@ GENERATED FILES
* debian/docs - if you enabled AX_USE_DEBIAN_PACKAGING
* debian/docs - if you enabled AX_USE_DEBIAN_PACKAGING
* debian/${DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME}.install - if you enabled AX_USE_DEBIAN_PACKAGING
* debian/${DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME}.install - if you enabled AX_USE_DEBIAN_PACKAGING
* debian/${DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME}.dirs - if you enabled AX_USE_DEBIAN_PACKAGING
* debian/${DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME}.dirs - if you enabled AX_USE_DEBIAN_PACKAGING
* debian/${DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME}-dev.install - if you enabled AX_USE_DEBIAN_PACKAGING and AX_USE_LIBTOOL
* debian/${DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME}-dev.install - if you enabled AX_USE_DEBIAN_PACKAGING
* debian/${DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME}-dev.dirs - if you enabled AX_USE_DEBIAN_PACKAGING and AX_USE_LIBTOOL
* debian/${DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME}-dev.dirs - if you enabled AX_USE_DEBIAN_PACKAGING
* debian/rules - if you enabled AX_USE_DEBIAN_PACKAGING
* debian/rules - if you enabled AX_USE_DEBIAN_PACKAGING
* debian/compat - if you enabled AX_USE_DEBIAN_PACKAGING
* debian/compat - if you enabled AX_USE_DEBIAN_PACKAGING
* src/${DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME}.pc.in - if you enabled AX_USE_LIBTOOL
* src/${DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME}.pc.in - if you enabled AX_USE_LIBTOOL
To rebuild any of these files, just remove it using "svn rm <filename>" and run ${MY_NAME} again.
To rebuild any of these files, just remove it using "svn rm <filename>"
and run ${MY_NAME} again.
FILES TO EDIT
FILES TO EDIT
After creation of the files, you can edit them according to your needs. Please don't forget to redo your edits after rebuilding a file. Most files don't even need to be edited, they work out of the box.
After creation of the files, you can edit them according to your
needs. Please don't forget to redo your edits after rebuilding a
file. Most files don't even need to be edited, they work out of the
box.
The following files normally require editing:
The following files normally require editing:
* AUTHORS
* AUTHORS
@ -102,11 +128,13 @@ FILES TO EDIT
FILE DEPENDENCIES
FILE DEPENDENCIES
You should rebuild (remove and run (see above) the files, whenever you change the configuration a dependent, i.e.:
You should rebuild (remove and run (see above) the files, whenever
you change the configuration a dependent, i.e.:
* test/makefile.am depends on AX_USE_LIBTOOL
* test/makefile.am depends on AX_USE_LIBTOOL
* doc/doxyfile.in depends on AX_BUILD_EXAMPLES
* doc/doxyfile.in depends on AX_BUILD_EXAMPLES
* debian/control.in depends on AX_USE_DOXYGEN, AX_USE_CPPUNIT, AX_CXX_QT, AX_CXX_CHECK_QT, AX_USE_LIBTOOL
* debian/control.in depends on AX_USE_DOXYGEN, AX_USE_CPPUNIT,
AX_CXX_QT, AX_CXX_CHECK_QT, AX_USE_LIBTOOL
* debian/${DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME}.install depends on AX_USE_LIBTOOL
* debian/${DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME}.install depends on AX_USE_LIBTOOL
* debian/${DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME}.dirs depends on AX_USE_LIBTOOL
* debian/${DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME}.dirs depends on AX_USE_LIBTOOL
* debian/${DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME}-dev.install depends on AX_USE_LIBTOOL
* debian/${DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME}-dev.install depends on AX_USE_LIBTOOL
@ -114,22 +142,36 @@ FILE DEPENDENCIES
FILES
FILES
* AUTHORS: First line is the main author and used in Debian and RPM packaging, so there must be a GPG key that matches to this line.
* AUTHORS: First line is the main author and used in Debian and RPM
* README: First line is a short description of your project, then an empty line must follow. All remaining lines are a long description of your project. this information is copied, e.g. in Debian or RPM packages. In C++ <ou can access the readme by calling ${DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME}::description().
packaging, so there must be a GPG key that matches
* configure.ac: This file becomes very short and simple. You provide the project name, the major and minor version. The least version number is automatically taken from subversion's revision, so every checkin automatically increments the least version number. The following macros are supported:
to this line.
** Enable C++: AX_USE_CXX
* README: First line is a short description of your project, then an
Marc Wäckerlin
10 years ago