CODE::BLOCKS PROJECT/WORKSPACE EXPORTER PLUGIN

THIS PLUGIN IS A WORK IN PROGRESS, BUT IS USABLE AND WILL BE UPDATED TO FIX BUGS AND ENHANCED AS NEEDED!!!!

Description

The ProjectExporter plugin allows you to export the active project/workspace to one of the following:

• Autotools
• Premake 4 script
• Bakefile
• CMakeFileLists.txt

Premake has the ability to generate multiple IDE project files and makefiles, so if proper Premake support is achieved, Code::Blocks will in essence be able to export to all of them. Cmake has the ability to generate multiple IDE project files and makefiles, so if proper Premake support is achieved, Code::Blocks will in essence be able to export to all of them.

Currently, the ProjectExporter plugin generates all of the basic components, drastically reducing the time required to create a new build system, however, some modification of the output is often required.

Testing/Coding/Feature Check List

Item	Date	Result
Autotools
- Export simple project
- Can build simple exported project
- Export complex project
- Can build complex exported project
Premake 4 script
* Export simple project
* Can build simple exported project
* Export complex project
* Can build complex exported project
Bakefile
* Export simple project
* Can build simple exported project
* Export complex project
* Can build complex exported project
CMake - CMakeFileLists.txt
* Export simple project
* Can build simple exported project
* Export complex project
* Can build complex exported project
* Export C::B project	Yes	14AUG2022
* Can build C::B exported project	Failed	14AUG2022
* Export C::B workspace
* Can build C::B exported workspace
Build/Test
* Plugin loads, runs and works on Windows	Yes	14AUG2022
* Plugin loads, runs and works on Linux
* Plugin loads, runs and works on MacOS
* Builds on Windows via workspace
* Builds on Windows via MSYS2 makefile
* Builds on Linux via workspace
* Builds on Linux via bootstrap/configure/make
* Builds on Linux via Debian bootstrap/configure/make
* Builds on MacOS via workspace
* Builds on MacOS via bootstrap/configure/make

Known problems/To-Do's/Issues

Common Items

Note: that the Project Exporter plugin will overwrite files (in the case of a conflict) without notification.

• Continue adding detection of more properties of Code::Blocks projects (especially dependencies)
• Add workspace recognition

Autotools Items

• Preliminary Autotools code (not yet functional)!

• Using a small project, for autotools Miguel got the following, which is not correct:

  AM_OPTIONS_WXCONFIG
  AM_PATH_WXCONFIG(3.1.0, wxWin=1)
      if test "$wxWin" != 1; then
          AC_MSG_ERROR([
              wxWidgets must be installed on your system.
  
              Please check that wx-config is in path, the directory
              where wxWidgets libraries are installed (returned by
              'wx-config --libs' or 'wx-config --static --libs' command)
              is in LD_LIBRARY_PATH or equivalent variable and
              wxWindows version is 3.1.0 or above.
          ])
      fi
  Autotools build system created
  

Premake 4 script Items

• C language projects are detected, but Premake4 generated makefiles do not compile - Does anyone know why? I looked at the makefiles and they looked like they should work.

• Premake shows two messages:

  Premake script exported
  Premake script exported
  

Premake 5 script Items

• WIP - Add Premake5: https://forums.codeblocks.org/index.php/topic,24581.msg167777.html#msg167777 https://github.com/arnholm/premake5cb

Bakefile Items

• Prebuild steps are ignored during Bakefile export

• Parsing of global variables during Bakefile export sometimes yields invalid Bakefiles

• Bakefile I get 4 identical asserts:

  arrstr(558) iIndex != -1 failed in Remove()
  

CMakeFileLists.txt Items

• Issue with building codeblcoks.exe, but other targets before this build.
• Need to be able to build the C::B main workspace with no manual file changes before the export is deemed usable!!!
• Add back in support for Windows compilation of rc files once compilation is fixed. Google "cmake windres CMAKE_RC_FLAGS" and read

References

Original Links This plugin is taken from Alpha's Project exporter as described in the following thread, but with a CMake exporter added: http://forums.codeblocks.org/index.php/topic,15201.0.html

Original source: https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21&id=5183AC017415BF92%21123&cid=5183AC017415BF92

Other References https://forums.codeblocks.org/index.php/topic,6241.0.html https://github.com/kisoft/cbmakefilegen https://sourceforge.net/projects/cbp2make/files https://github.com/mirai-computing/cbp2make http://forums.codeblocks.org/index.php/topic,13675.0.html