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it includes a recent version of **GNU make** and a recent version of\n**BusyBox**, which provides a convenient implementation for `sh`/`rm`/`echo`.\n\nIn addition to the package meta data, this project also includes\nthe build scripts.\n\n## Overview\n\nThis open source project is hosted on GitHub as\n[`xpack-dev-tools/windows-build-tools-xpack`](https://github.com/xpack-dev-tools/windows-build-tools-xpack)\nand provides the platform specific binaries for the\n[xPack Windows Build Tools](https://xpack.github.io/windows-build-tools/).\n\nThe binaries can be installed automatically as **binary xPacks** or manually as\n**portable archives**.\n\n## Release schedule\n\nThis distribution generally follows the official make, but there\nis no commitment of a quick release cycle.\n\n## User info\n\nThis section is intended as a shortcut for those who plan\nto use the xPack Windows Build Tools binaries. For full details please read the\n[xPack Windows Build Tools](https://xpack.github.io/windows-build-tools/) pages.\n\n### Easy install\n\nThe easiest way to install Windows Build Tools is using the **binary xPack**, available as\n[`@xpack-dev-tools/windows-build-tools`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@xpack-dev-tools/windows-build-tools)\nfrom the [`npmjs.com`](https://www.npmjs.com) registry.\n\n#### Prerequisites\n\nA recent [xpm](https://xpack.github.io/xpm/),\nwhich is a portable [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) command line application\nthat complements [npm](https://docs.npmjs.com)\nwith several extra features specific to\n**C/C++ projects**.\n\nIt is recommended to install/update to the latest version with:\n\n```sh\nnpm install --location=global xpm@latest\n```\n\nFor details please follow the instructions in the\n[xPack install](https://xpack.github.io/install/) page.\n\n#### Install\n\nWith the `xpm` tool available, installing\nthe latest version of the package and adding it as\na development dependency for a project is quite easy:\n\n```sh\ncd my-project\nxpm init # Add a package.json if not already present\n\nxpm install @xpack-dev-tools/windows-build-tools@latest --verbose\n\nls -l xpacks/.bin\n```\n\nThis command will:\n\n- install the latest available version,\ninto the central xPacks store, if not already there\n- add symbolic links to the central store\n(or `.cmd` forwarders on Windows) into\nthe local `xpacks/.bin` folder.\n\nThe central xPacks store is a platform dependent\nlocation in the home folder;\ncheck the output of the `xpm` command for the actual\nfolder used on your platform.\nThis location is configurable via the environment variable\n`XPACKS_STORE_FOLDER`; for more details please check the\n[xpm folders](https://xpack.github.io/xpm/folders/) page.\n\nFor xPacks aware tools, like the **Eclipse Embedded C/C++ plug-ins**,\nit is also possible to install Windows Build Tools globally, in the user home folder:\n\n```sh\nxpm install --global @xpack-dev-tools/windows-build-tools@latest --verbose\n```\n\nEclipse will automatically\nidentify binaries installed with\n`xpm` and provide a convenient method to manage paths.\n\nAfter install, the package should create a structure like this (macOS files;\nonly the first two depth levels are shown):\n\n```console\n$ tree -L 2 /Users/ilg/.local/xPacks/@xpack-dev-tools/windows-build-tools/4.4.1-2/.content/\n/Users/ilg/.local/xPacks/@xpack-dev-tools/windows-build-tools/4.4.1-2/.content/\n├── bin\n│   ├── busybox.exe\n│   ├── cp.exe\n│   ├── echo.exe\n│   ├── make.exe\n│   ├── mkdir.exe\n│   ├── rm.exe\n│   └── sh.exe\n├── distro-info\n│   └── licenses\n├── include\n│   └── gnumake.h\n├── README.md\n└── share\n    ├── info\n    └── man\n\n7 directories, 9 files\n```\n\nNo other files are installed in any system folders or other locations.\n\n#### Uninstall\n\nTo remove the links created by xpm in the current project:\n\n```sh\ncd my-project\n\nxpm uninstall @xpack-dev-tools/windows-build-tools\n```\n\nTo completely remove the package from the central xPack store:\n\n```sh\nxpm uninstall --global @xpack-dev-tools/windows-build-tools\n```\n\n### Manual install\n\nFor all platforms, the **xPack Windows Build Tools**\nbinaries are released as portable\narchives that can be installed in any location.\n\nThe archives can be downloaded from the\nGitHub [Releases](https://github.com/xpack-dev-tools/windows-build-tools-xpack/releases/)\npage.\n\nFor more details please read the\n[Install](https://xpack.github.io/windows-build-tools/install/) page.\n\n### Versioning\n\nThe version strings used by the GNU make project are three number strings\nlike `4.4.1`; to this string the xPack distribution adds a four number,\nbut since semver allows only three numbers, all additional ones can\nbe added only as pre-release strings, separated by a dash,\nlike `4.4.1-2`. When published as a npm package, the version gets\na fifth number, like `4.4.1-2.1`.\n\nSince adherence of third party packages to semver is not guaranteed,\nit is recommended to use semver expressions like `^4.4.1` and `~4.4.1`\nwith caution, and prefer exact matches, like `4.4.1-2.1`.\n\n## Maintainer info\n\nFor maintainer info, please see the\n[README-MAINTAINER](https://github.com/xpack-dev-tools/windows-build-tools-xpack/blob/xpack/README-MAINTAINER.md).\n\n## Support\n\nThe quick advice for getting support is to use the GitHub\n[Discussions](https://github.com/xpack-dev-tools/windows-build-tools-xpack/discussions/).\n\nFor more details please read the\n[Support](https://xpack.github.io/windows-build-tools/support/) page.\n\n## License\n\nUnless otherwise stated, the content is released under the terms of the\n[MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/mit/),\nwith all rights reserved to\n[Liviu Ionescu](https://github.com/ilg-ul).\n\nThe binary distributions include several open-source components; the\ncorresponding licenses are available in the installed\n`distro-info/licenses` folder.\n\n## Download analytics\n\n- GitHub [gnu-mcu-eclipse/windows-build-tools.git](https://github.com/gnu-mcu-eclipse/windows-build-tools/)\n  - latest release\n[![Github All Releases](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/gnu-mcu-eclipse/windows-build-tools/latest/total.svg)](https://github.com/gnu-mcu-eclipse/windows-build-tools/releases/)\n  - all releases [![Github All Releases](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/gnu-mcu-eclipse/windows-build-tools/total.svg)](https://github.com/gnu-mcu-eclipse/windows-build-tools/releases/)\n- xPack [@gnu-mcu-eclipse/windows-build-tools](https://github.com/gnu-mcu-eclipse/windows-build-tools-xpack/)\n  - latest release, per month\n[![npm (scoped)](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@gnu-mcu-eclipse/windows-build-tools.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@gnu-mcu-eclipse/windows-build-tools/)\n[![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/@gnu-mcu-eclipse/windows-build-tools.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@gnu-mcu-eclipse/windows-build-tools/)\n  - all releases [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/dt/@gnu-mcu-eclipse/windows-build-tools.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@gnu-mcu-eclipse/windows-build-tools/)\n- [individual file counters](https://somsubhra.github.io/github-release-stats/?username=gnu-mcu-eclipse\u0026repository=windows-build-tools) (grouped per release)\n\nCredits to [Shields IO](https://shields.io) and [Somsubhra/github-release-stats](https://github.com/Somsubhra/github-release-stats).\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fxpack-dev-tools%2Fwindows-build-tools-xpack","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fxpack-dev-tools%2Fwindows-build-tools-xpack","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fxpack-dev-tools%2Fwindows-build-tools-xpack/lists"}