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diff --git a/docs/BUILDING.md b/docs/BUILDING.md index db5d721..cb33c51 100644 --- a/docs/BUILDING.md +++ b/docs/BUILDING.md @@ -1,104 +1,101 @@ Building `bfs` ============== -Compiling ---------- - A simple invocation of $ ./configure $ make should build `bfs` successfully. -As usual with `make`, you can run a [parallel build](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Parallel.html) with `-j`. -For example, to use all your cores, run `make -j$(nproc)`. -### Targets -| Command | Description | -|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------| -| `make` | Builds just the `bfs` binary | -| `make all` | Builds everything, including the tests (but doesn't run them) | -| `make check` | Builds everything, and runs the tests | -| `make install` | Installs `bfs` (with man page, shell completions, etc.) | -| `make uninstall` | Uninstalls `bfs` | -| `make clean` | Delete the build products | -| `make distclean` | Delete all generated files, including the build configuration | +Configuration +------------- + +```console +$ ./configure --help +Usage: + + $ ./configure [--enable-*|--disable-*] [CC=...] [CFLAGS=...] [...] + $ make + +... +``` + +### Variables + +Variables set in the environment or on the command line will be picked up: +These variables specify binaries to run during the configuration and build process: + +<pre> +<b>MAKE</b>=<i>make</i> + <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_(software)">make</a> implementation +<b>CC</b>=<i>cc</i> + C compiler +<b>INSTALL</b>=<i>install</i> + Copy files during <i>make install</i> +<b>MKDIR</b>="<i>mkdir -p</i>" + Create directories +<b>PKG_CONFIG</b>=<i>pkg-config</i> + Detect external libraries and required build flags +<b>RM</b>="<i>rm -f</i>" + Delete files +</pre> + +These flags will be used by the build process: + +<pre> +<b>CPPFLAGS</b>="<i>-I... -D...</i>" +<b>CFLAGS</b>="<i>-W... -f...</i>" +<b>LDFLAGS</b>="<i>-L... -Wl,...</i>" + Preprocessor/compiler/linker flags + +<b>LDLIBS</b>="<i>-l... -l...</i>" + Dynamic libraries to link + +<b>EXTRA_</b>{<b>CPPFLAGS</b>,<b>CFLAGS</b>,<b>LDFLAGS</b>,<b>LDLIBS</b>}="<i>...</i>" + Adds to the default flags, instead of replacing them +</pre> ### Build profiles -The configuration system provides a few shorthand flags for handy configurations: - -| Command | Description | -|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| -| `./configure RELEASE=y` | Build `bfs` with optimizations, LTO, and without assertions | -| `./configure ASAN=y` | Enable [AddressSanitizer] | -| `./configure LSAN=y` | Enable [LeakSanitizer] | -| `./configure MSAN=y` | Enable [MemorySanitizer] | -| `./configure TSAN=y` | Enable [ThreadSanitizer] | -| `./configure UBSAN=y` | Enable [UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer] | -| `./configure GCOV=y` | Enable [code coverage] | - -[AddressSanitizer]: https://github.com/google/sanitizers/wiki/AddressSanitizer -[LeakSanitizer]: https://github.com/google/sanitizers/wiki/AddressSanitizerLeakSanitizer#stand-alone-mode -[MemorySanitizer]: https://github.com/google/sanitizers/wiki/MemorySanitizer -[ThreadSanitizer]: https://github.com/google/sanitizers/wiki/ThreadSanitizerCppManual -[UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer]: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer.html -[code coverage]: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Gcov.html - -You can combine multiple profiles (e.g. `./configure ASAN=y UBSAN=y`), but not all of them will work together. - -### Flags - -Other flags can be specified on the `./configure` command line or in the environment. -Here are some of the common ones; check the [`Makefile`](/Makefile) for more. - -| Flag | Description | -|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| -| `CC` | The C compiler to use, e.g. `./configure CC=clang` | -| `CFLAGS`<br>`EXTRA_CFLAGS` | Override/add to the default compiler flags | -| `LDFLAGS`<br>`EXTRA_LDFLAGS` | Override/add to the linker flags | -| `USE_LIBACL`<br>`USE_LIBCAP`<br>... | Enable/disable [optional dependencies] | -| `TEST_FLAGS` | `tests.sh` flags for `make check` | -| `DESTDIR` | The root directory for `make install` | -| `PREFIX` | The installation prefix (default: `/usr`) | -| `MANDIR` | The man page installation directory | - -[optional dependencies]: #dependencies +The default flags result in a plain debug build. +Other build profiles can be enabled: -### Dependencies +<pre> +--enable-release + Enable optimizations, disable assertions -`bfs` depends on some system libraries for some of its features. -These dependencies are optional, and can be turned off in `./configure` if necessary by setting the appropriate variable to `n` (e.g. `./configure USE_ONIGURUMA=n`). +--enable-<a href="https://github.com/google/sanitizers/wiki/AddressSanitizer">asan</a> +--enable-<a href="https://github.com/google/sanitizers/wiki/AddressSanitizerLeakSanitizer#stand-alone-mode">lsan</a> +--enable-<a href="https://github.com/google/sanitizers/wiki/MemorySanitizer">msan</a> +--enable-<a href="https://github.com/google/sanitizers/wiki/ThreadSanitizerCppManual">tsan</a> +--enable-<a href="https://clang.llvm.org/docs/UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer.html">ubsan</a> + Enable sanitizers -| Dependency | Platforms | `./configure` flag | -|--------------|------------|--------------------| -| [libacl] | Linux only | `USE_LIBACL` | -| [libcap] | Linux only | `USE_LIBCAP` | -| [liburing] | Linux only | `USE_LIBURING` | -| [libselinux] | Linux only | `USE_LIBSELINUX` | -| [Oniguruma] | All | `USE_ONIGURUMA` | +--enable-<a href="https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/gcov/introduction-to-gcov.html">gcov</a> + Enable code coverage instrumentation +</pre> -[libacl]: https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/acl -[libcap]: https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/ -[libselinux]: https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux -[liburing]: https://github.com/axboe/liburing -[Oniguruma]: https://github.com/kkos/oniguruma +You can combine multiple profiles (e.g. `./configure --enable-asan --enable-ubsan`), but not all of them will work together. -### Dependency tracking +### Dependencies -The build system automatically tracks header dependencies with the `-M` family of compiler options (see `DEPFLAGS` in [`build/deps.mk`](/build/deps.mk)). -So if you edit a header file, `make` will rebuild the necessary object files ensuring they don't go out of sync. +`bfs` depends on some system libraries for some of its features. +External dependencies are auto-detected by default, but you can `--enable` or `--disable` them manually: -We also add a dependency on the current configuration, so you can change configurations and rebuild without having to `make clean`. -For example, +<pre> +--enable-<a href="https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/acl">libacl</a> --disable-libacl +--enable-<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/">libcap</a> --disable-libcap +--enable-<a href="https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux">libselinux</a> --disable-libselinux +--enable-<a href="https://github.com/axboe/liburing">liburing</a> --disable-liburing +--enable-<a href="https://github.com/kkos/oniguruma">oniguruma</a> --disable-oniguruma +</pre> - $ ./configure - $ make - $ ./configure RELEASE=y - $ make +[`pkg-config`] is used, if available, to detect these libraries and any additional build flags they may require. +If this is undesireable, disable it by setting `PKG_CONFIG` to the empty string (`./configure PKG_CONFIG=""`). -will build the project in debug mode and then rebuild it in release mode. +[`pkg-config`]: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/pkg-config/ ### Out-of-tree builds @@ -110,6 +107,53 @@ You can set up an out-of-tree build by running the `configure` script from anoth $ make +Building +-------- + +### Targets + +The [`Makefile`](/Makefile) supports several different build targets: + +<pre> +make + The default target; builds just the <i>bfs</i> binary +make <b>all</b> + Builds everything, including the tests (but doesn't run them) + +make <b>check</b> + Builds everything, and runs all tests +make <b>unit-tests</b> + Builds and runs the unit tests +make <b>integration-tests</b> + Builds and runs the integration tests +make <b>distcheck</b> + Builds and runs the tests in multiple different configurations + +make <b>install</b> + Installs bfs globally +make <b>uninstall</b> + Uninstalls bfs + +make <b>clean</b> + Deletes all built files +make <b>distclean</b> + Also deletes files generated by ./configure +</pre> + + +Troubleshooting +--------------- + +If the build fails or behaves unexpectedly, start by enabling verbose mode: + + $ ./configure V=1 + $ make V=1 + +This will print the generated configuration and the exact commands that are executed. + +You can also check the file `gen/config.log`, which contains any errors from commands run during the configuration phase. + + Testing ------- |