Build System Parser:

This library wraps common build systems and let you control them via python. Supported build systems are

• bazel
• make
• CMake
• ninja
• cargo
• compile_commands.json

Installation:

pip install build_system_parser

A shell.nix is provided for local development.

Usage:

You can either use the function find_build_system(path) to detect the build system automatically like:

# import this package
from build_system_parser import find_build_system

# parse the build system
B = find_build_system("path/to/Makefile")

# afterward the following functions are available
# get all available targets
all_targets = B.targets()
target = B.target("simple")

# build the target via
target.build()
# or
B.build(target)

# now you can run the target
target.run()
B.run(target)

Alternatively you can use a specific build system wrapper directly:

# available builders: Ninja, Make, CMake, Compile_Commands, Cargo
from build_system_parser import Ninja
B = Ninja("path/to/build.ninja")
B.targets()
B.build(B.target("simple"))

Additionally, you can pass specific compiler flags to the builder:

from build_system_parser import Make
B = Make("path/to/Makefile")
t = B.target("name_of_target")
B.build(t, "-O3 -march=native -fno-inline")
B.run(t)