#!/usr/bin/env python # encoding: utf-8 # Matthias Jahn jahn dôt matthias ât freenet dôt de 2007 (pmarat) """ Try to detect a C++ compiler from the list of supported compilers (g++, msvc, etc):: def options(opt): opt.load('compiler_cxx') def configure(cnf): cnf.load('compiler_cxx') def build(bld): bld.program(source='main.cpp', target='app') The compilers are associated to platforms in :py:attr:`waflib.Tools.compiler_cxx.cxx_compiler`. To register a new C++ compiler named *cfoo* (assuming the tool ``waflib/extras/cfoo.py`` exists), use:: from waflib.Tools.compiler_cxx import cxx_compiler cxx_compiler['win32'] = ['cfoo', 'msvc', 'gcc'] def options(opt): opt.load('compiler_cxx') def configure(cnf): cnf.load('compiler_cxx') def build(bld): bld.program(source='main.c', target='app') Not all compilers need to have a specific tool. For example, the clang compilers can be detected by the gcc tools when using:: $ CXX=clang waf configure """ import re from waflib.Tools import ccroot from waflib import Utils from waflib.Logs import debug cxx_compiler = { 'win32': ['msvc', 'g++', 'clang++'], 'cygwin': ['g++'], 'darwin': ['clang++', 'g++'], 'aix': ['xlc++', 'g++', 'clang++'], 'linux': ['g++', 'clang++', 'icpc'], 'sunos': ['sunc++', 'g++'], 'irix': ['g++'], 'hpux': ['g++'], 'osf1V': ['g++'], 'gnu': ['g++', 'clang++'], 'java': ['g++', 'msvc', 'clang++', 'icpc'], 'default': ['clang++', 'g++'] } """ Dict mapping the platform names to Waf tools finding specific C++ compilers:: from waflib.Tools.compiler_cxx import cxx_compiler cxx_compiler['linux'] = ['gxx', 'icpc', 'suncxx'] """ def default_compilers(): build_platform = Utils.unversioned_sys_platform() possible_compiler_list = cxx_compiler.get(build_platform, cxx_compiler['default']) return ' '.join(possible_compiler_list) def configure(conf): """ Detects a suitable C++ compiler :raises: :py:class:`waflib.Errors.ConfigurationError` when no suitable compiler is found """ try: test_for_compiler = conf.options.check_cxx_compiler or default_compilers() except AttributeError: conf.fatal("Add options(opt): opt.load('compiler_cxx')") for compiler in re.split('[ ,]+', test_for_compiler): conf.env.stash() conf.start_msg('Checking for %r (C++ compiler)' % compiler) try: conf.load(compiler) except conf.errors.ConfigurationError as e: conf.env.revert() conf.end_msg(False) debug('compiler_cxx: %r', e) else: if conf.env.CXX: conf.end_msg(conf.env.get_flat('CXX')) conf.env.COMPILER_CXX = compiler conf.env.commit() break conf.env.revert() conf.end_msg(False) else: conf.fatal('could not configure a C++ compiler!') def options(opt): """ This is how to provide compiler preferences on the command-line:: $ waf configure --check-cxx-compiler=gxx """ test_for_compiler = default_compilers() opt.load_special_tools('cxx_*.py') cxx_compiler_opts = opt.add_option_group('Configuration options') cxx_compiler_opts.add_option('--check-cxx-compiler', default=None, help='list of C++ compilers to try [%s]' % test_for_compiler, dest="check_cxx_compiler") for x in test_for_compiler.split(): opt.load('%s' % x)