Autobuild Shell Functions
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Autobuild offers a set of shell functions for use in build-cmd.sh
scripts which can be added to the environment by inserting the following line into any build script:
<bash>eval "$("$AUTOBUILD" source_environment)"</bash>
The exact shell code that is injected into your environment upon execution of this command is here.
General functions
Shell functions provided by autobuild:
Function | Description |
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pass | Indicates build has succeeded |
fail $comment | Indicates build has failed, citing $comment in the output |
fetch_archive $url $archive $md5 | Uses curl to download $archive from the $url and checks the downloaded file hash against the $md5 provided. |
extract $file | Extracts contents of an archive appropriate for the tar extension of $file. |
calc_md5 $file | Calculate the md5 of $file |
Windows-only commands
Windows-only shell commands (Cygwin):
Function | Description |
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build_vcproj $vcproj $config | Launches a Visual Studio build of $vcproj, building configuration $config.
If $USE_INCREDIBUILD is set, the same build is launched via BuildConsole, Incredibuild's command-line launcher. |
build_sln $sln $config $project | Launches a Visual Studio build using the solution file $sln, configuration $config, and specifying project $project.
If $project is omitted, then the entire solution will be built. |
load_vsvars | Import Visual Studio paths, includes and libs into the shell environment |