https://github.com/mulle-nat/mulle-xcode-to-cmake

🎭 Convert Xcode projects to cmake CMakeLists.txt
https://github.com/mulle-nat/mulle-xcode-to-cmake

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🎭 Convert Xcode projects to cmake CMakeLists.txt

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mulle-nat/mulle-xcode-to-cmake
• Owner: mulle-nat
• Created: 2017-01-07T16:22:08.000Z (about 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: release
• Last Pushed: 2023-09-11T15:30:59.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-10T14:10:07.966Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: cmake, cmakelists, converter, xcode, xcodeproj
• Language: Objective-C
• Size: 166 KB
• Stars: 118
• Watchers: 7
• Forks: 18
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
# mulle-xcode-to-cmake

A little tool to convert [Xcode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/) projects

to [cmake](https://cmake.org/) CMakeLists.txt.

You can specify the target to export. If you don't specify a target, all

targets are exported.

It doesn't do a perfect job, but it's better than doing it all by hand.

It can convert most targets, but it will do better with libraries and tools or

frameworks.

> This is useful for "one-shot" conversions. For continous conversions from

> Xcode to cmake, use [mulle-sde](https://github.com/mulle-sde/mulle-sde).

|  Build Status | Version

|---------------|-----------------------------------

| [![CI](https://github.com/mulle-nat/mulle-xcode-to-cmake/actions/workflows/mulle-sde-ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=release)](https://github.com/mulle-nat/mulle-xcode-to-cmake/actions/workflows/mulle-sde-ci.yml) | ![Mulle kybernetiK tag](https://img.shields.io/github/tag/mulle-nat/mulle-xcode-to-cmake.svg) 

## Install

### MacOS : Apple

Use the [homebrew](//brew.sh) package manager to install it, or build

it yourself with Xcode:

```

brew install mulle-kybernetik/software/mulle-xcode-to-cmake

```

## Build

### MacOS / Linux / FreeBSD : mulle-objc

Get [foundation-developer](//github.com/MulleFoundation/foundation-developer)

installed and then build **mulle-xcode-to-cmake** with:

```

mulle-sde clean cache

mulle-sde craft --release

mulle-sde run mulle-make install --prefix /usr/local/bin

```

### Windows / Linux : GNUstep

It is also possible to build with GNUstep using **cmake** and the

`CMakeLists.txt` file generated by **mulle-xcode-to-cmake** itself. After

checking out the sources, change into the source directory and then:

```

mkdir build && cd build

cmake -Wno-dev ..

make

sudo make install

```

On Mac this should work without installing any additional dependencies. On other

platforms it is suggested to install a recent clang version (5 or later) and you

will need libobjc and the gnustep-base developer package, both from GNUstep

(or another implementation of the ObjC runtime and the Foundation library).

On Windows, it is a bit tricky : please refer to this little guide [here](https://github.com/ElMostafaIdrassi/mulle-xcode-to-cmake/blob/release/BUILD-GNUSTEP-WINDOWS.md)

## Usage

```

usage: mulle-xcode-to-cmake [options]  

Options:

   -2          : CMakeLists.txt includes CMakeSourcesAndHeaders.txt

   -a          : always prefix cmake variables with target

   -b          : suppress boilerplate definitions

   -d          : create static and shared library

   -f          : suppress Foundation (implicitly added)

   -i          : print global include_directories

   -l    : specify project language (c,c++,objc) (default: objc)

   -n          : suppress find_library trace

   -p          : suppress project

   -P  : prefix filepaths

   -r          : suppress reminder, what generated this file

   -s  : create standalone test library (framework/shared)

   -t  : target to export

   -u          : add UIKIt

   -w    : add weight to name for sorting

Commands:

   export      : export CMakeLists.txt to stdout

   list        : list targets

   sexport     : export CMakeSourcesAndHeaders.txt to stdout

Environment:

   VERBOSE     : dump some info to stderr

```

### Examples

List all project targets:

```console

$ mulle-xcode-to-cmake list mulle-xcode-to-cmake.xcodeproj

mulle-xcode-to-cmake

mullepbx

```

Create "CMakeLists.txt" for target `mullepbx` leaving out some

boilerplate template code. Invoking `mulle-xcode-to-cmake -b export mulle-xcode-to-cmake.xcodeproj` yields:

```console

# Generated by mulle-xcode-to-cmake [2017-2-21 18:16:4]

project( mulle-xcode-to-cmake)

cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.4)

##

## mulle-xcode-to-cmake Files

##

set( MULLE_XCODE_TO_CMAKE_SOURCES

src/mulle-xcode-to-cmake/NSArray+Path.m

src/mulle-xcode-to-cmake/NSString+ExternalName.m

src/mulle-xcode-to-cmake/PBXHeadersBuildPhase+Export.m

src/mulle-xcode-to-cmake/PBXPathObject+HierarchyAndPaths.m

src/mulle-xcode-to-cmake/main.m

)

find_library( MULLEPBX_LIBRARY mullepbx)

message( STATUS "MULLEPBX_LIBRARY is ${MULLEPBX_LIBRARY}")

set( MULLE_XCODE_TO_CMAKE_STATIC_DEPENDENCIES

${MULLEPBX_LIBRARY}

)

find_library( FOUNDATION_LIBRARY Foundation)

message( STATUS "FOUNDATION_LIBRARY is ${FOUNDATION_LIBRARY}")

set( MULLE_XCODE_TO_CMAKE_DEPENDENCIES

${FOUNDATION_LIBRARY}

)

##

## mullepbx Files

##

set( MULLEPBX_PUBLIC_HEADERS

src/PBXReading/MullePBXUnarchiver.h

src/PBXReading/PBXObject.h

src/PBXWriting/MullePBXArchiver.h

src/PBXWriting/PBXObject+PBXEncoding.h

)

set( MULLEPBX_PROJECT_HEADERS

)

set( MULLEPBX_PRIVATE_HEADERS

src/PBXReading/NSObject+DecodeWithObjectStorage.h

src/PBXReading/NSString+KeyFromSetterSelector.h

src/PBXReading/NSString+LeadingDotExpansion.h

src/PBXReading/PBXProjectProxy.h

src/PBXWriting/MulleSortedKeyDictionary.h

)

set( MULLEPBX_SOURCES

src/PBXReading/MullePBXUnarchiver.m

src/PBXReading/NSObject+DecodeWithObjectStorage.m

src/PBXReading/NSString+KeyFromSetterSelector.m

src/PBXReading/NSString+LeadingDotExpansion.m

src/PBXReading/PBXObject.m

src/PBXReading/PBXProjectProxy.m

src/PBXWriting/MullePBXArchiver.m

src/PBXWriting/MulleSortedKeyDictionary.m

src/PBXWriting/PBXObject+PBXEncoding.m

)

##

## mulle-xcode-to-cmake

##

add_executable( mulle-xcode-to-cmake MACOSX_BUNDLE

${MULLE_XCODE_TO_CMAKE_SOURCES}

${MULLE_XCODE_TO_CMAKE_PUBLIC_HEADERS}

${MULLE_XCODE_TO_CMAKE_PROJECT_HEADERS}

${MULLE_XCODE_TO_CMAKE_PRIVATE_HEADERS}

${MULLE_XCODE_TO_CMAKE_RESOURCES}

)

target_include_directories( mulle-xcode-to-cmake

   PUBLIC

      src/PBXReading

      src/PBXWriting

)

add_dependencies( mulle-xcode-to-cmake mullepbx)

target_link_libraries( mulle-xcode-to-cmake

${MULLE_XCODE_TO_CMAKE_STATIC_DEPENDENCIES}

${MULLE_XCODE_TO_CMAKE_DEPENDENCIES}

)

##

## mullepbx

##

add_library( mullepbx STATIC

${MULLEPBX_SOURCES}

${MULLEPBX_PUBLIC_HEADERS}

${MULLEPBX_PROJECT_HEADERS}

${MULLEPBX_PRIVATE_HEADERS}

${MULLEPBX_RESOURCES}

)

target_include_directories( mullepbx

   PUBLIC

      src/PBXReading

      src/PBXWriting

)

install( TARGETS mullepbx DESTINATION "lib")

install( FILES ${MULLEPBX_PUBLIC_HEADERS} DESTINATION "include/mullepbx")

```

You have your own `CMakeLists.txt` template and just want to `include()`

the list of sources as they change in the Xcode project:

`mulle-xcode-to-cmake sexport mulle-xcode-to-cmake.xcodeproj` yields:

```console

##

## mulle-xcode-to-cmake Files

##

set( MULLE_XCODE_TO_CMAKE_SOURCES

src/mulle-xcode-to-cmake/NSArray+Path.m

src/mulle-xcode-to-cmake/NSString+ExternalName.m

src/mulle-xcode-to-cmake/PBXHeadersBuildPhase+Export.m

src/mulle-xcode-to-cmake/PBXPathObject+HierarchyAndPaths.m

src/mulle-xcode-to-cmake/main.m

)

##

## mullepbx Files

##

set( MULLEPBX_PUBLIC_HEADERS

src/PBXReading/MullePBXUnarchiver.h

src/PBXReading/PBXObject.h

src/PBXWriting/MullePBXArchiver.h

src/PBXWriting/PBXObject+PBXEncoding.h

)

set( MULLEPBX_SOURCES

src/PBXReading/MullePBXUnarchiver.m

src/PBXReading/NSObject+DecodeWithObjectStorage.m

src/PBXReading/NSString+KeyFromSetterSelector.m

src/PBXReading/NSString+LeadingDotExpansion.m

src/PBXReading/PBXObject.m

src/PBXReading/PBXProjectProxy.m

src/PBXWriting/MullePBXArchiver.m

src/PBXWriting/MulleSortedKeyDictionary.m

src/PBXWriting/PBXObject+PBXEncoding.m

)

```

### History

This is basically a stripped down version of `mulle_xcode_utility`.

See the [RELEASENOTES.md](RELEASENOTES.md) for what has changed.

### Author

Coded by Nat!

### Contributors

[Contributors](https://github.com/mulle-nat/mulle-xcode-to-cmake/graphs/contributors)