Overview of the build system

datalog-cpp uses the CMake build tool to generate build files for other build systems. Currently, building using clang and gcc with Makefiles are supported.

Building with Makefiles

From the command line inside a git clone, run the following:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ../src
make

Building directly with CMake in Visual Studio Code

Add the C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code for IntelliSense configuration: in the IDE press CTRL-P and then paste the command ext install ms-vscode.cpptools.

Ensure you have built the makefiles as per above. Then holding CTRL-SHIFT-B in the IDE will automatically build the project.

Building directly with CMake in Visual Studio 2019

Visual Studio 2019 supports using CMake to manage the build directly by selecting File -> Open -> Cmake... and opening src/CMakeLists.txt. Then Visual Studio's normal build shortcuts will update the CMake configuration as well as building the project.

CMake options are configured using the CMakeSettings.json file, which Visual Studio will generate when CMakeLists.txt is opened.

Build options

Additional configuration variables can be provided in the cmake invocation.

For Makefile builds, a build type can be specified by passing -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug, -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=MinSizeRel, -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release, or -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo. By default, Makefile builds will use RelWithDebInfo.