cmakelists-updater 1.0.1

A tool to auto-update CMakeLists.txt when source files change.

CMakeLists Updater

CMakeLists Updater detects new or deleted .h, .hpp, and .cpp files and updates SET(HEADERS) and SET(SOURCES) sections in the CMakeLists.txt file. It also supports a global ignore list for files and directories that should not be monitored.

Installation

Install the package using pip:

pip install cmakelists-updater

Configuration

Create a YAML configuration file (e.g., config.yaml) with the following structure:

global_ignore_list:
    - build
    - .git
    - .vscode
cmake_files:
  path/to/first/CMakeLists.txt:
    source_dirs:
      - path/to/first/src
      - path/to/first/include
    ignore_list:
      - ignored_dir
      - ignored_file.cpp
  path/to/second/CMakeLists.txt:
    source_dirs:
      - path/to/second/src
      - path/to/second/include
    ignore_list:
      - ignored_dir
      - ignored_file.cpp

• cmake_files: A mapping of CMake files to their respective settings.
• source_dirs: A list of directories to monitor for source file changes.
• ignore_list: (Optional) A list of directories or files to exclude from monitoring for each CMake file.
• global_ignore_list: (Optional) A list of directories or files to exclude from monitoring across all CMake files.

Usage

Terminal

Run the cmakelists-updater command, providing the path to your configuration file:

cmakelists-updater config.yaml

VS Code task

Add .vscode/tasks.json file to your project root with the following contents:

{
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "tasks": [
    {
      "label": "Run CMakeLists Updater",
      "type": "shell",
      "command": "cmakelists-updater",
      "args": ["config.yaml"],
      "problemMatcher": [],
      "presentation": {
        "reveal": "silent",
        "panel": "shared",
        "clear": true
      },
      "options": {
        "env": {
          "PYTHONUNBUFFERED": "1"
        }
      },
      "runOptions": {
        "runOn": "folderOpen"
      }
    }
  ]
}

CMake command

Check if cmake-autoupdater is installed and execute it if found:

set(AUTO_UPDATER_STARTED FALSE CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)

find_program(CMAKELISTS_UPDATER_EXEC cmakelists-updater)

if(NOT AUTO_UPDATER_STARTED AND CMAKELISTS_UPDATER_EXEC)
  execute_process(
    COMMAND ${CMAKELISTS_UPDATER_EXEC} "config.yaml"
    WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
  )
  set(AUTO_UPDATER_STARTED TRUE CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
endif()

Example

Assume the following directory structure:

project/
--src/
----main.cpp
----utils.cpp
----utils.hpp
--include/
----project.hpp
--CMakeLists.txt

In order to get the script working, first make sure that CMakeLists has HEADERS and SOURCES variables set and are used in add_executable/add_library:

SET(HEADERS
    include/project.hpp
)

SET(SOURCES
    src/utils.hpp
    src/utils.cpp
    src/main.cpp
    ${HEADERS}
)

add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}
    ${HEADERS}
    ${SOURCES}
    any_external_dep.hpp)

Place a config.yaml file into the project root. It might look like:

cmake_files:
  CMakeLists.txt:
    source_dirs:
      - src
      - include
    ignore_list:
      - build

Run the following command from the project root to start monitoring and updating the CMakeLists.txt:

cmakelists-updater config.yaml