given here, they MUST be as an array of the
string such as "MACRO=value", or just
"MACRO" for definitions without value.
- debug_cflags => Extra compilation flags used when making a
- debug build (when Configure receives the
- --debug option). Typically something like
- "-g -O0".
- debug_defines => Similarly to `debug_cflags', this gets
- combined with `defines' during a debug
- build. The value here MUST also be an
- array of the same form as for `defines'.
- release_cflags => Extra compilation flags used when making a
- release build (when Configure receives the
- --release option, or doesn't receive the
- --debug option). Typically something like
- "-O" or "-O3".
- release_defines => Similarly to `release_cflags', this gets
- combined with `defines' during a release
- build. The value here MUST also be an
- array of the same form as for `defines'.
- thread_cflags => Extra compilation flags used when
- compiling with threading enabled.
- Explained further below. [2]
- thread_defines => Similarly to `thread_cflags', this gets
- combined with `defines' when threading is
- enabled. The value here MUST also be an
- array of the same form as for `defines'.
shared_cflag => Extra compilation flags used when
compiling for shared libraries, typically
something like "-fPIC".
ex_libs => Extra libraries that are needed when
linking.
- debug_lflags => Like debug_cflags, but used when linking.
- release_lflags => Like release_cflags, but used when linking.
-
ar => The library archive command, the default is
"ar".
(NOTE: this is here for future use, it's
this is here for future use, it's not
implemented yet)
+ thread_scheme => The type of threads is used on the
+ configured platform. Currently known
+ values are "(unknown)", "pthreads",
+ "uithreads" (a.k.a solaris threads) and
+ "winthreads". Except for "(unknown)", the
+ actual value is currently ignored but may
+ be used in the future. See further notes
+ below [2].
dso_scheme => The type of dynamic shared objects to build
for. This mostly comes into play with
engines, but can be used for other purposes
string in the list is the name of the build
scheme.
Currently recognised build schemes are
- "mk1mf" and "unixmake" and "unified".
+ "unixmake" and "unified".
For the "unified" build scheme, this item
*must* be an array with the first being the
word "unified" and the second being a word
'inherit_from' that indicate what other configurations to inherit
data from. These are resolved recursively.
- Inheritance works as a set of default values that can be overriden
+ Inheritance works as a set of default values that can be overridden
by corresponding key values in the inheriting configuration.
Note 1: any configuration table can be used as a template.
}
[2] OpenSSL is built with threading capabilities unless the user
- specifies 'no-threads'. The value of the key 'thread_cflags' may
+ specifies 'no-threads'. The value of the key 'thread_scheme' may
be "(unknown)", in which case the user MUST give some compilation
flags to Configure.
"libbar" everywhere?), it does make sense when it can be used
conditionally. See a little further below for an example.
+In some cases, it's desirable to include some source files in the
+shared form of a library only:
+
+ SHARED_SOURCE[libfoo]=dllmain.c
+
For any file to be built, it's also possible to tell what extra
include paths the build of their source files should use:
INCLUDE[foo]=include
-It's possible to have raw build file lines, between BEGINRAW and
-ENDRAW lines as follows:
+In some cases, one might want to generate some source files from
+others, that's done as follows:
+
+ GENERATE[foo.s]=asm/something.pl $(CFLAGS)
+ GENERATE[bar.s]=asm/bar.S
+
+The value of each GENERATE line is a command line or part of it.
+Configure places no rules on the command line, except the the first
+item muct be the generator file. It is, however, entirely up to the
+build file template to define exactly how those command lines should
+be handled, how the output is captured and so on.
+
+NOTE: GENERATE lines are limited to one command only per GENERATE.
+
+As a last resort, it's possible to have raw build file lines, between
+BEGINRAW and ENDRAW lines as follows:
BEGINRAW[Makefile(unix)]
haha.h: {- $builddir -}/Makefile
build hoho.h: echo "/* hoho */" > hoho.h
ENDRAW[build.ninja(unix)]
+Should it be needed because the recipes within a RAW section might
+clash with those generated by Configure, it's possible to tell it
+not to generate them with the use of OVERRIDES, for example:
+
+ SOURCE[libfoo]=foo.c bar.c
+
+ OVERRIDES=bar.o
+ BEGINRAW[Makefile(unix)]
+ bar.o: bar.c
+ $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -DSPECIAL -c -o $@ $<
+ ENDRAW[Makefile(unix)]
+
See the documentation further up for more information on configuration
items.
Together with the use of Text::Template, this can be used as
conditions based on something in the passed variables, for example:
- IF[{- $config{no_shared} -}]
+ IF[{- $disabled{shared} -}]
LIBS=libcrypto
SOURCE[libcrypto]=...
ELSE
perl functions in a perl code fragment enclosed with "{-" and "-}".
They are all expected to return a string with the lines they produce.
+ generatesrc - function that produces build file lines to generate
+ a source file from some input.
+
+ It's called like this:
+
+ generatesrc(src => "PATH/TO/tobegenerated",
+ generator => [ "generatingfile", ... ]
+ deps => [ "dep1", ... ],
+ intent => one of "libs", "dso", "bin" );
+
+ 'src' has the name of the file to be generated.
+ 'generator' is the command or part of command to
+ generate the file, of which the first item is
+ expected to be the file to generate from.
+ generatesrc() is expected to analyse and figure out
+ exactly how to apply that file and how to capture
+ the result. 'deps' is a list of explicit
+ dependencies. 'intent' indicates what the generated
+ file is going to be used for.
+
src2obj - function that produces build file lines to build an
object file from source files and associated data.
src2obj(obj => "PATH/TO/objectfile",
srcs => [ "PATH/TO/sourcefile", ... ],
deps => [ "dep1", ... ],
- incs => [ "INCL/PATH", ... ]);
+ incs => [ "INCL/PATH", ... ]
+ intent => one of "lib", "dso", "bin" );
'obj' has the intended object file *without*
extension, src2obj() is expected to add that.
object file, with the first item being the source
file that directly corresponds to the object file.
'deps' is a list of explicit dependencies. 'incs'
- is a list of include file directories.
+ is a list of include file directories. Finally,
+ 'intent' indicates what this object file is going
+ to be used for.
obj2lib - function that produces build file lines to build a
static library file ("libfoo.a" in Unix terms) from
'lib' has the intended library file name *without*
extension, libobj2shlib is expected to add that.
- 'shlib' has the correcponding shared library name
+ 'shlib' has the corresponding shared library name
*without* extension. 'deps' has the list of other
libraries (also *without* extension) this library
needs to be linked with. 'objs' has the list of
directory.
Make sure to end the section with these functions with a string that
-you thing is apropriate for the resulting build file. If nothing
+you thing is appropriate for the resulting build file. If nothing
else, end it like this:
""; # Make sure no lingering values end up in the Makefile