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author | 2020-11-30 04:31:25 +0530 | |
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committer | 2020-12-07 19:57:24 +0000 | |
commit | 13b212d9ec61c0316eec59948144de19ea314d2f (patch) | |
tree | d6ac1d349936dc6ccd2112e54623a1102a5602de /docs/3_Developer_Guides/5_Using_CMAKE_Applications_Module/5_Autobuild.md | |
parent | 05f50b5c65de6027429e74c6f8dff53c86fff512 (diff) |
Added Using CMAKE Applications Module in Developer Guides
Revised and added Using CMAKE Applications Module as a part of Developer Guides.
Bug-AGL: [SPEC-3633]
Signed-off-by: Shankho Boron Ghosh <shankhoghosh123@gmail.com>
Change-Id: I2cf8e06d3f4c43e748476eaddcb950417f5f0eba
Reviewed-on: https://gerrit.automotivelinux.org/gerrit/c/AGL/documentation/+/25666
Reviewed-by: Jan-Simon Moeller <jsmoeller@linuxfoundation.org>
Tested-by: Jan-Simon Moeller <jsmoeller@linuxfoundation.org>
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diff --git a/docs/3_Developer_Guides/5_Using_CMAKE_Applications_Module/5_Autobuild.md b/docs/3_Developer_Guides/5_Using_CMAKE_Applications_Module/5_Autobuild.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c32a6da --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/3_Developer_Guides/5_Using_CMAKE_Applications_Module/5_Autobuild.md @@ -0,0 +1,152 @@ +--- +title: Autobuild +--- + +Applications based on the AGL framework should have a +full build and packaging solution that is independent of the +[Yocto Project](https://www.yoctoproject.org) workflow. + +You can create a script named **autobuild** to control applications +build operations. +AGL provides a BitBake class file (`aglwgt.bbclass`) that calls the +**autobuild** script for all operations. +The class file is located at the top level of the application repository. + +You can write the **autobuild** script using any of the following languages: + +* Makefile +* Bash +* Python + +The script executes directly after applying a `chmod()` command. +The caller, which can be the `aglwgt.bbclass`, a Jenkins job, or an actual person, +must make the **autobuild** executable before calling it. +To facilitate direct execution, you need to start the script with a +[shebang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shebang_(Unix)) sequence: + +* '#!/usr/bin/make -f' for Makefile format +* '#!/usr/bin/bash' for Bash format + +The calling convention is similar to the convention used in `make`. +To pass arguments, use environment variables. + +**NOTE:** For Bash, an evaluation of the arguments +sets the environment variables correctly. + +The following format shows the generic call: + +```bash +autobuild/agl/autobuild <command> [ARG1="value1" [ARG2="value2" ... ]] +``` + +The **autobuild** script can be invoked from any directory +with all paths considered to be relative to the +script's location. +For makefile scripts, this is the usual behavior. +For Bash scripts, a `cd $(dirname $0)` command must be run at +the beginning of the script. + +At build time, the following calls must be made in the following order: + +1. Initialize the build environment (e.g if the application uses + `cmake` the configure step runs CMake). + + ```bash + autobuild/agl/autobuild configure CONFIGURE_ARGS="..." + ``` + +2. Build the application (i.e. compile, link binaries, assembles javascript, + and so forth). + + ```bash + autobuild/agl/autobuild build BUILD_ARGS="...." + ``` + +3. Create the widget package(s) in the specified destination path + prepared by the caller. + + ```bash + autobuild/agl/autobuild package PACKAGE_ARGS="..." DEST=<path-for-resulting-wgt-files> + ``` + +4. Create the test widget package(s) in the specified destination path + prepared by the caller. + + ```bash + autobuild/agl/autobuild package-test PACKAGE_ARGS="..." DEST=<path-for-resulting-wgt-files> + ``` + +5. Clean the built files by removing the result of the **autobuild** build. + + ```bash + autobuild/agl/autobuild clean CLEAN_ARGS="..." + ``` + +6. Clean everything by removing the result of the **autobuild** build + and the **autobuild** configure. + + ```bash + autobuild/agl/autobuild distclean DISTCLEAN_ARGS="..." + ``` + +## Integrating **autobuild** into the Yocto Project Workflow + +If you want to integrate the **autobuild** script into the Yocto Project +workflow, you need to generate the script. +To generate the script, use the `autobuild` target. + +The following commands create the **autobuild** script in the +`autobuild/agl` directory: + +```bash +mkdir -p build +cd build +cmake .. && make autobuild +``` + +## Available Targets + +Following are the targets available from the **autobuild** script: + +- **clean**: Removes all the object files and target results generated by Makefile. +- **clean-{release,debug,coverage,test}**: Removes all the object files and target results generated by Makefile for the specified build type. +- **clean-all**: Deletes the build directories for all build types. +- **distclean**: Deletes the build directories for all build types. +- **configure**: Generates the project Makefile from the `CMakeLists.txt` files for the release build type. +- **configure-{release,debug,coverage,test}**: Generates the project Makefile from the `CMakeLists.txt` files for the specified build type. +- **build**: Compiles all project targets for the release build type. +- **build-{release,debug,coverage,test}**: Compiles all project targets for the specified build type. +- **build-all**: Compiles all project targets for all specified build types. +- **package**: Builds the widget (**wgt**) package for the release build type. +- **package-{release,debug,coverage}**: Builds the widget (**wgt**) package for the specified build type. +- **package-test**: Builds the test **wgt** package. +- **package-all**: Builds the widget (**wgt**) packages for all build types. +- **install**: Installs the project into your filesystem. + +Note that `aglwgt.bbclass` only will use the **package-{coverage,test}** targets (and thus the **build-{coverage,test}**, etc. targets) for service bindings by default, so **autobuild** scripts for applications may omit support for those. + +Specifying the following variables lets you modify compilation behavior: + +- **CLEAN_ARGS**: Variable used at **clean** time. +- **CONFIGURE_ARGS**: Variable used at **configure** time. +- **BUILD_ARGS**: Variable used at **build** time. +- **BUILD_DIR**: Build directory for release type build. + The default value is a "build" directory in the root of the project. +- **BUILD_DIR_DEBUG**: Build directory for debug type build. + The default value is a "build-debug" directory in the root of the project. +- **BUILD_DIR_TEST**: Build directory for test type build. + The default value is a "build-test" directory in the root of the project. +- **BUILD_DIR_COVERAGE**: Build directory for coverage type build. + The default value is a "build-coverage" directory in the root of the project. +- **DEST**: Directory in which to place the created ***wgt*** file(s). + The default directory is the build root directory. + +Note that the values of **BUILD_DIR_{DEBUG,TEST,COVERAGE}** are defined based on the value of **BUILD_DIR**, so this needs to be kept in mind if over-riding it and building those other widget types. + +When you provide a variable, use the CMake format (i.e. +BUILD_ARGS="-DC_FLAGS='-g -O2'"). +Following is an example: + +```bash +./autobuild/agl/autobuild package DEST=/tmp +``` |