PREMAKE4(1)

📦 version 4.3, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 PREMAKE4 💖

okay bestie, so this is premake4 from the General Commands Manual section, and she is literally the cross-platform build script generator of the group chat. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

premake4 — cross-platform build script generator 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

premake4 [options] action [arguments]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so premake4 is a build configuration tool, and the way she works is: you write stuff once, and she generates project files for multiple build environments on multiple platforms. multiple! plural! she's booked and busy on every OS 💅

👑 OPTIONS 👑

  • --cc=VALUE — pick a C/C++ compiler set, bestie. she'll take exactly one of these:
    • gcc — GNU GCC (gcc/g++)
    • ow — OpenWatcom
  • --dotnet=VALUE — pick a .NET compiler set. one of:
    • msnet — Microsoft .NET (csc)
    • mono — Novell Mono (mcs)
    • pnet — Portable.NET (cscc)
  • --file=FILE — read FILE as a Premake script. default is 'premake4.lua' in case you were wondering 🍓
  • --help — display this information. the classic "what do I do" button, we've all been there 🙈
  • --os=VALUE — generate files for a different operating system. one of:
    • bsd — OpenBSD, NetBSD, or FreeBSD
    • linux — Linux
    • macosx — Apple Mac OS X
    • solaris — Solaris
    • windows — Microsoft Windows
  • --platform=VALUE — add a target architecture (if supported by the action). one of:
    • x32 — 32-bit
    • x64 — 64-bit
    • universal — Mac OS X Universal, 32- and 64-bit
    • universal32 — Mac OS X Universal, 32-bit only
    • universal64 — Mac OS X Universal, 64-bit only
    • ps3 — Playstation 3 (experimental) 😭
    • xbox360 — Xbox 360 (experimental) 😭
  • --scripts=path — search for additional scripts on the given path 🔍
  • --version — display version information, iykyk

🌈 ACTIONS 🌈

  • clean — remove all binaries and generated files. spring cleaning, main character energy 🧹✨
  • codeblocks — generate Code::Blocks project files
  • codelite — generate CodeLite project files
  • gmake — generate GNU makefiles for POSIX, MinGW, and Cygwin
  • vs2002 — generate Microsoft Visual Studio 2002 project files
  • vs2003 — generate Microsoft Visual Studio 2003 project files
  • vs2005 — generate Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 project files
  • vs2008 — generate Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 project files
  • vs2010 — generate Visual Studio 2010 project files (experimental) 💀
  • xcode3 — generate Apple Xcode 3 project files (experimental) 💀

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

for additional information see http://industriousone.com/premake 🌐

🌟 AUTHOR 🌟

Jason Perkins and the Premake Project — kings, honestly 👑

and that's the whole vibe, bestie!! this is version 4.3, dated December 2012, and yes she's still serving PREMAKE4(1) realness. slay, go generate something 🎀💖✨

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