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.. Copyright 2013-2020 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC and other
Spack Project Developers. See the top-level COPYRIGHT file for details.
SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
.. _build-systems:
=============
Build Systems
=============
Spack defines a number of classes which understand how to use common
`build systems <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_build_automation_software>`_
(Makefiles, CMake, etc.). Spack package definitions can inherit these
classes in order to streamline their builds.
This guide provides information specific to each particular build system.
It assumes that you've read the :ref:`packaging-guide` and expands
on these ideas for each distinct build system that Spack supports:
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
:caption: Make-based
build_systems/makefilepackage
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
:caption: Make-incompatible
build_systems/sconspackage
build_systems/wafpackage
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
:caption: Build-script generation
build_systems/autotoolspackage
build_systems/cmakepackage
build_systems/mesonpackage
build_systems/qmakepackage
build_systems/sippackage
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
:caption: Language-specific
build_systems/octavepackage
build_systems/perlpackage
build_systems/pythonpackage
build_systems/rpackage
build_systems/rubypackage
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
:caption: Other
build_systems/bundlepackage
build_systems/cudapackage
build_systems/intelpackage
build_systems/custompackage
For reference, the :py:mod:`Build System API docs <spack.build_systems>`
provide a list of build systems and methods/attributes that can be
overridden. If you are curious about the implementation of a particular
build system, you can view the source code by running:
.. code-block:: console
$ spack edit --build-system autotools
This will open up the ``AutotoolsPackage`` definition in your favorite
editor. In addition, if you are working with a less common build system
like QMake, SCons, or Waf, it may be useful to see examples of other
packages. You can quickly find examples by running:
.. code-block:: console
$ cd var/spack/repos/builtin/packages
$ grep -l QMakePackage */package.py
You can then view these packages with ``spack edit``.
This guide is intended to supplement the
:py:mod:`Build System API docs <spack.build_systems>` with examples of
how to override commonly used methods. It also provides rules of thumb
and suggestions for package developers who are unfamiliar with a
particular build system.