CPSC 102 Build Tools Z A IN R IZ V I What Are Build Tools? - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Z A IN R IZ V I

CPSC 102 Build Tools

What Are Build Tools?

Automate the compiling of executable

applications from source code.

Why is this important?

Compilation Order

1 2 3 4 Specify the order in which the modules are compiled, so you don’t have to compile all of them manually (and in the correct order). Computer Scientists are lazy

Dependencies

Your Program Other Libraries (Dependencies) Automatically

• btain dependencies

from the correct sources. Really helpful when you have several dependencies.

Automating Tests

Test 1 Test 2 Test n

…

ig projects include tests to ensure that the system runs as expected. Sometimes

• u run all of the tests, and sometimes you run only a few specifjc tests. Instead of

riting a driver program for running tests, you can have the build tool run the tes

• u want, just by specifying the names.

Computer Scientists are lazy

Make Build Automation Tool

Included in Unix Generic Build Tool (not specifjc to any 1

language)

Reads fjles called “Makefjle” Syntax: RULENAME: PREQUISITES

<tab> COMMAND

Computer Scientists are lazy

Apache - Maven

https://maven.apache.org/ Project management and comprehension tool Manage project, reporting, and

documentation.

Uses specifjc fjle structure and a fjle called

pom.xml

Working with Build Tools

Take a 10 minute break We’ll meet back in the lab Log onto D2L, and start on the assignments

for this module.