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diff --git a/docs/BUILDING.md b/docs/BUILDING.md index 4ed139c..cb33c51 100644 --- a/docs/BUILDING.md +++ b/docs/BUILDING.md @@ -1,110 +1,157 @@ Building `bfs` ============== -Compiling ---------- - -`bfs` uses [GNU Make](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/) as its build system. A simple invocation of - $ make config + $ ./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$(nproc)`. -### Targets -| Command | Description | -|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------| -| `make config` | Configures the build system | -| `make` | Builds just the `bfs` binary | -| `make all` | Builds everything, including the tests (but doesn't run them) | -| `make check` | Builds everything, and runs the tests | -| `make install` | Installs `bfs` (with man page, shell completions, etc.) | -| `make uninstall` | Uninstalls `bfs` | -| `make clean` | Delete the build products | -| `make distclean` | Delete all generated files, including the build configuration | +Configuration +------------- + +```console +$ ./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 | -|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| -| `make config RELEASE=y` | Build `bfs` with optimizations, LTO, and without assertions | -| `make config ASAN=y` | Enable [AddressSanitizer] | -| `make config LSAN=y` | Enable [LeakSanitizer] | -| `make config MSAN=y` | Enable [MemorySanitizer] | -| `make config TSAN=y` | Enable [ThreadSanitizer] | -| `make config UBSAN=y` | Enable [UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer] | -| `make config 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. `make config ASAN=y UBSAN=y`), but not all of them will work together. - -### Flags - -Other flags can be specified on the `make config` 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. `make config 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` | -| `BUILDDIR` | The build output directory (default: `.`) | -| `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: + +<pre> +--enable-release + Enable optimizations, disable assertions + +--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 + +--enable-<a href="https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/gcov/introduction-to-gcov.html">gcov</a> + Enable code coverage instrumentation +</pre> + +You can combine multiple profiles (e.g. `./configure --enable-asan --enable-ubsan`), but not all of them will work together. ### Dependencies `bfs` depends on some system libraries for some of its features. -These dependencies are optional, and can be turned off in `make config` if necessary by setting the appropriate variable to `n` (e.g. `make config USE_ONIGURUMA=n`). +External dependencies are auto-detected by default, but you can `--enable` or `--disable` them manually: -| Dependency | Platforms | `make config` 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` | +<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> -[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 +[`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=""`). -### Dependency tracking +[`pkg-config`]: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/pkg-config/ -The build system automatically tracks header dependencies with the `-M` family of compiler options (see `DEPFLAGS` in the [`Makefile`](/Makefile)). -So if you edit a header file, `make` will rebuild the necessary object files ensuring they don't go out of sync. +### Out-of-tree builds -We also add a dependency on the current configuration, so you can change configurations and rebuild without having to `make clean`. +You can set up an out-of-tree build by running the `configure` script from another directory, for example: -We go one step further than most build systems by tracking the flags that were used for the previous compilation. -That means you can change configurations without having to `make clean`. -For example, - - $ make config - $ make - $ make config RELEASE=y + $ mkdir out + $ cd out + $ ../configure $ make -will build the project in debug mode and then rebuild it in release mode. + +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 diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md index 672c2b4..62b6480 100644 --- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md @@ -1,6 +1,36 @@ 3.* === +3.2 +--- + +**May 2, 2024** + +### New features + +- New `-limit N` action that quits immediately after `N` results + +- Implemented `-context` (from GNU find) for matching SELinux contexts ([#27](https://github.com/tavianator/bfs/issues/27)) + +- Implemented `-printf %Z` for printing SELinux contexts + +### Changes + +- The build system has been rewritten, and there is now a configure step: + + $ ./configure + $ make + + See `./configure --help` or [docs/BUILDING.md](/docs/BUILDING.md) for more details. + +- Improved platform support + - Implemented `-acl` on Solaris/Illumos + - Implemented `-xattr` on DragonFly BSD + +### Bug fixes + +- Fixed some rarely-used code paths that clean up after allocation failures + 3.1.3 ----- |