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== Develop, Decorate and manage Dependencies for C (GNU) Makefiles easily with a Ruby script. Install using the Ruby Gem: > gem install demake To create an example with multiple sample applications: > demake example This will create a directory named example containing the example. To create an example with a single sample application: > demake oreo This will create a directory named oreo containing the example. It requires a demake directory and application file containing the application names followed by depencencies separated by spaces and with a new line to indicate a different application. Something like (from the example): > mkdir demake > echo "hello string" > demake/applications > echo "goodbye string" >> demake/applications > demake For customization, optionally include (see example): demake/settings.rb, demake/test-target.rb, demake/install-target.rb, demake/license The output of the command by itself is a (GNU style) file named Makefile: > demake You can also clone from git: > git clone https://github.com/MinaswanNakamoto/demake.git > chmod +x demake/bin/demake > cd demake > bin/demake example > cd example ; make ; make build ; make test If you have an existing C application and you want to generate a Makefile for it, you might try the gen_application shell script. > ./gen_application myapp
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 Project Readme

demake

Develop, Decorate and manage Dependencies for C (GNU) Makefiles easily.

🚀 Features

  • Easy: Added a bunch of C header files? Just type demake.
  • Highly Available: GNU Make is everywhere, build with demake, deploy with only a Makefile.
  • Simple: Update simple variables and run demake to adjust compiler, linker flags, & debug flags. Minimize problems with tabs, spaces and arcane syntax while utilizing old school tools.

🛠 Create Tech Stack

  • Ruby: Core Ruby
  • Pipetext: Ruby Pipetext gem
  • GNU Make: Should work with most versions
  • Compiler: Typically gcc or clang

🛠 DEPLOY Tech Stack

  • GNU Make: Should work with most versions
  • Compiler: Typically gcc or clang

🏁 Getting Started

Prerequisites

Install Ruby and Ruby Gems, typically either:

$ dnf install ruby rubygems make gcc

OR

$ apt install ruby rubygems make gcc

Installation

Install using the Ruby Gem (best):

gem install demake

OR

  1. Clone the repos:

    git clone https://github.com/MinaswanNakamoto/demake.git

  2. Install dependencies:

    gem install pipetext

  3. Set up environment variables: Create a .env file and add your keys (see .env.example).

  4. Change directories, make executable, and execute:

    cd demake/bin
chmod +x demake
./demake help

    NOTE: This does not add the demake executable to your path.

📖 Usage

It requires a demake directory and application file containing the application names followed by depencencies separated by spaces and with a new line to indicate a different application. Something like (from the example):

mkdir demake
echo "hello string" > demake/applications
echo "goodbye string" >> demake/applications
demake

For customization, optionally include (see example): demake/settings.rb, demake/test-target.rb, demake/install-target.rb, demake/license

To create or update a GNU Makefile, execute without arguments:

demake

For up to date syntax and usage use:

demake help

To create an example with multiple sample applications:

demake example

This will create a directory named example containing the example.

To create an example with a single sample application:

demake oreo

This will create a directory named oreo containing the example.

If you have an existing C application and you want to generate a Makefile for it, you might try the gen_application shell script.

./gen_application myapp

🗺 Roadmap

  • Initial Release
  • Make Build
  • Make Debug
  • Make Test
  • Menu
  • Emojis
  • Make Install/Uninstall
  • Examples
  • Build Library
  • Licensing
  • Help
  • Make Check
  • Make Documentation
  • Make Readme
  • Additional C Applications & Templates

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

✉ Contact

Minaswan Nakamoto – minaswan.nakamoto@proton.me

📄 Sample Output

minaswan@F42-Nakamoto1:~$ ls
minaswan@F42-Nakamoto1:~$ demake
WARNING: No such file or directory - demake/settings.rb
WARNING: No such file or directory - demake/applications

❌ Error: applications file cannot be empty

You must create a file named applications which contains a list of
executable application names and any dependencies to be compiled.

minaswan@F42-Nakamoto1:~$ demake oreo
✔  Created directory: oreo 📂
✔  Created file: oreo/Makefile 📄
✔  Created directory: oreo/demake 📂
✔  Created file: oreo/demake/applications 📄
✔  Created file: oreo/demake/brief_description 📄
✔  Created file: oreo/demake/license 📄
✔  Created file: oreo/demake/settings.rb 📄
✔  Created file: oreo/demake/suggestion 📄
✔  Created file: oreo/demake/test-target.rb 📄
✔  Created file: oreo/oreo_test.txt 📄
✔  Created directory: oreo/src 📂
✔  Created file: oreo/src/oreo.c 📄
✔  Created file: oreo/src/defines.h 📄
✔  Created file: oreo/src/fast_read_file.h 📄
✔  Created file: oreo/src/typedefs.h 📄
✔  demake/settings.rb is present
✔  Created file: oreo/Makefile 📄

Suggestion: cd oreo ; make ; make build ; make test
minaswan@F42-Nakamoto1:~$ cd oreo ; make ; make build ; make test

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ MIT License                                                                    │
│                                                                                │
│ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy   │
│ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal  │
│ in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights   │
│ to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell      │
│ copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is          │
│ furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:                       │
│                                                                                │
│ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all │
│ copies or substantial portions of the Software.                                │
│                                                                                │
│ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR     │
│ IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,       │
│ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE    │
│ AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER         │
│ LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,  │
│ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE  │
│ SOFTWARE.                                                                      │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║                                                                         ║
║                           Make targets:                                 ║
║                                                                         ║
║                             🚧  build                                   ║
║                             📜  license                                 ║
║                             🔥  clean                                   ║
║                             🐛  debug                                   ║
║                             🔩  install                                 ║
║                             🔧  uninstall                               ║
║                             ❓  test                                    ║
║                                                                         ║
╠═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║           Build Executable: bin/oreo                                    ║
╠═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║           Debug Executable: bin/oreo_debug                              ║
╠═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║   Install Binary Directory: /usr/local/bin/                             ║
║  Install Library Directory: /usr/local/lib/                             ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ 🚧  Building executable: bin/oreo                                       ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/minaswan/oreo'
║ 🛠  Compiling... obj/oreo.o
gcc -O2 -ansi -pedantic -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200809L   -c src/oreo.c -o obj/oreo.o
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ 🔗  Linking Files... bin/oreo                                           ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
gcc -O2 -ansi -pedantic -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200809L   obj/oreo.o   -o bin/oreo
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/minaswan/oreo'
Stripping bin/oreo
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ 🚧  Building executable: bin/oreo                                       ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/minaswan/oreo'
make[1]: 'bin/oreo' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/minaswan/oreo'
Stripping bin/oreo
❓ Running tests:
Basic functional testing of command oreo:
bin/oreo Test 1
oreo: Test 1
echo -n "Test 2" | bin/oreo
oreo: Test 2
echo -n "Test 3" | bin/oreo Test 4
oreo: Test 3
oreo: Test 4
bin/oreo oreo_test.txt
oreo: Test 5

minaswan@F42-Nakamoto1:~/oreo$ demake
✔  demake/settings.rb is present
minaswan@F42-Nakamoto1:~/oreo$ make build
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ 🚧  Building executable: bin/oreo                                       ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/minaswan/oreo'
make[1]: 'bin/oreo' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/minaswan/oreo'
Stripping bin/oreo
minaswan@F42-Nakamoto1:~/oreo$