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https://github.com/STBoyden/ocean
A C/C++ build system/project manager written in Rust
https://github.com/STBoyden/ocean
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A C/C++ build system/project manager written in Rust
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/STBoyden/ocean
- Owner: STBoyden
- License: mit
- Created: 2020-09-21T21:48:18.000Z (about 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2021-04-18T15:56:23.000Z (over 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-07-31T14:10:28.838Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: cargo, cmake, ocean, premake, rust-cargo
- Language: Rust
- Homepage:
- Size: 353 KB
- Stars: 154
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 7
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
A build system/project manager for C/C++
Disclaimer: this is a personal project that I spend my free time on.
"It's cute" - EntireTwix, 2021
Ocean is a project manager, similar to Rust's Cargo, for C and C++ written with
Rust - *that other systems programming language*. The command syntax is very
similar to that of Cargo's.
By default, Ocean will use `gcc` to compile C and C++ source files, outputting
the executables to `build/{mode}/{project_name}`.
## Table of contents
1. [How to install](#how-to-install)
1. [Requirements](#requirements)
1. [Supported compilers](#supported-compilers)
1. [Features](#features)
1. [Command help](#command-help)
- [`build`](#build)
- [`clean`](#clean)
- [`get`](#get)
- [`set`](#set)
- [`new`](#new)
- [`run`](#run)
1. [FAQ](#faq)
1. [Are you making a package
manager?](#q-are-you-making-a-package-manager)
1. [How often do you plan on working on
Ocean?](#q-how-often-do-you-plan-on-working-on-ocean)
1. [Why use this over CMake or
Premake?](#q-why-use-this-over-cmake-premake-etc)
1. [To Do](#to-do)
## Requirements
- `rustc >= 1.46.0`
- One of the [supported compilers](#supported-compilers)
## Supported compilers
Officially supported compilers:
- GNU C Compiler (GCC)
- Clang
## How to install
1) Make sure you have Cargo and Rust installed: https://rustup.rs/.
2) From a command line, enter the following command: `cargo install --git
https://github.com/STBoyden/ocean`.
3) Done!
Make sure to use `ocean --help` if you're not sure how to use this application.
## Features
- The ability to build and run your project with a single command.
- Easy syntax - designed to be similar to Rust's Cargo.
- Easy setup - all the available options that can be changed in Ocean.toml can
also be changed through the commands.
- Small project preparation time - can get your C/C++ project up and running in
only a few seconds (with optional config arguments for multiple editors of your choice).
## Command help
```
Usage: ocean [OPTION]
Create and manage C and C++ projects.
build Builds the current project
clean Cleans the current project's build artifacts
get Returns the values set in the Ocean.toml
set Sets the values inside Ocean.toml
help, --help Shows this help text
new Creates a new C/C++ project in a new directory
run Runs the current project, builds if no build is present
```
#### `build`
```
Usage: ocean build [OPTIONS]
By default, this builds projects in debug mode.
Options:
-d, --debug Builds the current project in debug mode (this is turned on by default)
-r, --release Builds the current project in release mode
-v, --verbose Makes the compiler output verbose.
-f, --flags Passes custom flags to the compiler.
```
#### `get`
```
Usage: ocean get [KEY]
This gets the current values inside the Ocean project file related to a datakey entered by the user.
Option:
build_dir Prints the build directory for the current project.
c++_compiler, cxx_compiler Prints the compiler being used for the C++ project.
c_compiler Prints the compiler being used for the C project.
compiler, current_compiler Prints the current compiler being used for the project.
flags Prints the flags of the current compiler.
lang, language Prints the current language of the project.
lib_dirs, library_directories Prints the library directories that would be searched by the linker.
libs, libraries Prints the libraries being compiled with the project.
name Prints the name of the project.
object_dir Prints the object output directory.
source_dir Prints the source code directory.
```
#### `set`
```
Usage: ocean set [KEY]
This set values inside the Ocean project file to a value specified by the user.
Option:
build_dir [DIRECTORY] Sets the build directory for the project.
c++_compiler [COMPILER], cxx_compiler [COMPILER] Set the compiler being used for the C++ project.
c_compiler [COMPILER] Sets the compiler being used for the C project.
compiler [COMPILER], current_compiler [COMPILER] Sets the current compiler being used for the project.
flags [FLAGS] Sets the flags of the current compiler, split by commas.
lang [LANG], language [LANG] Set the current language of the project.
lib_dirs [DIRS], library_directories [DIRS] Sets the library directories that would be searched by the linker, split by commas.
libs [LIBS], libraries [LIBS] Sets the libraries being compiled with the project, split by commas.
name [NAME] Sets the name of the project.
object_dir [DIRECTORY] Sets the object output directory.
source_dir [DIRECTORY] Sets the source code directory.
```
#### `new`
```
Usage: ocean new [NAME] [OPTIONS]
This creates a new project with a generated Ocean.toml in a new directory with a specified NAME.
Options:
-C Creates a new C project (default).
-CXX Creates a new C++ project.
-b, --build-dir Sets the build directory (default is "./build")
-s, --source-dir Sets the source directory (default is "./src")
-o, --obj-dir Sets the objects directory (default is "./obj")
-c, --compiler Sets the compiler for the current project (default is gcc for C and g++ for C++).
--ccls Outputs a .ccls file to be used with ccls. Allows a language server to be used with an editor like Vim, for example.
--vscode Outputs Visual Studio Code config files to make writing C/C++ easier.
```
#### `run`
```
Usage: ocean run [OPTIONS]
By default, this run projects in debug mode.
Options:
-d, --debug Runs the current project in debug mode (this is turned on by default)
-r, --release Runs the current project in release mode
-v, --verbose Makes the compiler output verbose.
-f, --flags Passes custom flags to the compiler.
```
## FAQ
#### Q: Are you making a package manager?
A: Not *yet*. I am considering making a package manager but I have not decided
fully. Either way, this will be decided at a later date.
#### Q: How often do you plan on working on Ocean?
A: Seeing as this is a personal side project, I will spend time on it when I
please but probably quite often. I do have a job so that will take priority.
#### Q: Why use this over CMake, Premake (etc.)?
A: At least for me personally, using Ocean takes less time to get things set up
over something like CMake and Premake. Especially for smaller projects where I
just want to prototype something quickly and easily without having to mess
around in a CMakeLists.txt. However, Ocean is **not** a replacement for either
CMake or Premake and is not intended to.
## To Do
- [ ] Use `cc` crate instead of manually calling the compiler commands.
- Won't work for creating executables but might be able to used for creating libraries.
- [ ] Use `clap` or `structopt` to parse arguments.
- [ ] Work on incremental builds:
- Look into Go's build cache.
- [ ] Provide examples of Ocean usage with varying degree of project size (in progress).