Build automation

autoconf

Check library for function

AC_CHECK_LIB (library, function, [action-if-found], [action-if-not-found], [other-libraries])

Makefile

name= project_name
version= 3.3

all: 
        @true

clean:
        $(RM) -rf *.o *~ *.rpm *.spec *.tar.gz

test:
        pylint -E *.py
        python -m doctest -v *.py

install:
        mkdir -p /usr/bin
        install $(bin_files) /usr/bin/

# Make a spec file out of a spec.in file
%.spec: %.spec.in
        sed -e 's/@VERSION@/$(version)/' $(name).spec.in > $(name).spec

dist: clean $(name).spec
        mkdir $(name)-$(version)
        cp -r $(files) $(name)-$(version)
        tar zcf $(name)-$(version).tar.gz $(name)-$(version)
        rm -rf $(name)-$(version)

qmake

# Generate Makefile
qmake -o Makefile hello.pro

Ninja (build system)

• https://ninja-build.org/

Create compilation database

ninja -t compdb > compile_commands.json

watchman

• https://facebook.github.io/watchman/