tsoding.nobuild/README.md

nobuild

Header only library for writing build recipes in C.

Main idea

The idea is that you should not need anything but a C compiler to build a C project. No make, no cmake, no shell, no cmd, no PowerShell etc. Only C compiler. So with the C compiler you bootstrap your build system and then you use the build system to build everything else.

Try it out right here:

$ cc ./nobuild.c -o nobuild
$ ./nobuild

Explore nobuild.c file and the examples folder to learn more.

How to use the library in your own project

1. Copy nobuild.h to your project
2. Create nobuild.c in your project with the build recipe. See our own nobuild.c for an example.
3. Bootstrap the nobuild executable:
   • $ cc nobuild.c -o nobuild on POSIX systems
   • $ cl.exe nobuild.c on Windows with MSVC
4. Run the build: $ ./nobuild