build.py

import os
import platform

# (1)==================== COMMON CONFIGURATION OPTIONS ======================= #
COMPILER="clang++ -g -std=c++17"   # The compiler we want to use 
                                #(You may try g++ if you have trouble)
SOURCE="./src/*.cpp ./include/glad/glad.c"    # Where the source code lives
EXECUTABLE="prog"        # Name of the final executable
# ======================= COMMON CONFIGURATION OPTIONS ======================= #

# (2)=================== Platform specific configuration ===================== #
# For each platform we need to set the following items
ARGUMENTS=""            # Arguments needed for our program (Add others as you see fit)
INCLUDE_DIR=""          # Which directories do we want to include.
LIBRARIES=""            # What libraries do we want to include

if platform.system()=="Linux":
    ARGUMENTS="-D LINUX" # -D is a #define sent to preprocessor
    INCLUDE_DIR="-I ./include/"
    LIBRARIES="-lSDL2 -ldl"
elif platform.system()=="Darwin":
    ARGUMENTS="-D MAC" # -D is a #define sent to the preprocessor.
    INCLUDE_DIR="-I ./include/ -I/Library/Frameworks/SDL2.framework/Headers"
    LIBRARIES="-F/Library/Frameworks -framework SDL2"
elif platform.system()=="Windows":
    COMPILER="g++ -std=c++17" # Note we use g++ here as it is more likely what you have
    ARGUMENTS="-D MINGW -std=c++17 -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++" 
    INCLUDE_DIR="-I./include/"
    EXECUTABLE="prog.exe"
    LIBRARIES="-lmingw32 -lSDL2main -lSDL2 -lSDL2_image"
# (2)=================== Platform specific configuration ===================== #

# (3)====================== Building the Executable ========================== #
# Build a string of our compile commands that we run in the terminal
compileString=COMPILER+" "+ARGUMENTS+" -o "+EXECUTABLE+" "+" "+INCLUDE_DIR+" "+SOURCE+" "+LIBRARIES
# Print out the compile string
# This is the command you can type
print("============v (Command running on terminal) v===========================")
print("Compilng on: "+platform.system())
print(compileString)
print("========================================================================")
# Run our command
os.system(compileString)
# Run our command
# Here I am using an exit_code so you can
# also compile & run in one step as
# python3 build.py && ./lab
# If compilation failes, ./lab will not run.
exit_code = os.system(compileString)
exit(0 if exit_code==0 else 1)
# ========================= Building the Executable ========================== #


# Why am I not using Make?
# 1.)   I want total control over the system. 
#       Occassionally I want to have some logic
#       in my compilation process (like searching for missing files).
# 2.)   Realistically our projects are 'small' enough 
#       this will not matter.
# 3.)   Feel free to implement your own make files or autogenerate it from this
#       script
# 4.)   It is handy to know Python