radmake

Ready to use build profiles using CMake/Ninja for C++ Builder 12.2 and later

RAD Studio 12.2 has new CMake support for the Windows 64-bit Modern toolchain! This collection of build profiles simplifies building binaries for use with C++ Builder.

• 10/07/2024 Blog: Introducing Amazing CMake Support in C++Builder 12.2

• 11/26/2024 Blog: Practical Info: Using CMake with C++Builder 12.2

• docwiki help: Using CMake with C++ Builder

• Embarcadero add sample builds into their demo repo: RADStudio12Demos (look in CPP\CMake)

• Ninja links:

  • Download Ninja
  • Ninja Repo

Notes:

• Ensure you have RAD Studio 12.2 with both patches, or use latest version of RAD Studio (currently 12.3)
• Download and install CMake via GetIt. Ensure this is within the system PATH.
• Note the GetIt version of CMake.exe is a custom build from Embarcadero as they have made some revisions and are waiting for those to get merged into the main repo.
• Download ninja.exe and ensure it is also in the system PATH (simply save in the CMake folder.)

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Usage

Action	radmake command line
EZ-mode	radmake {build-profile-name}
View help	radmake --help
Custom Build	radmake -p=ninja -b=v1.12.1 -t=Debug -w="C:\build" --clean-flag=all

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Current List of Build-Profiles

Profile Name	Branch	Description	Stars
curl	curl-8_13_0	A command line tool and library for transferring data	37.4k
spdlog	v1.15.2	Fast C++ logging library	25.8k
zstd	v1.5.7	Fast real-time compression algorithm	24.7k
flatbuffers	v25.2.10	Google: Memory Efficient Serialization Library	24k
fmt	11.1.4	A modern formatting library	21.6k
simdjson	v3.12.3	Parsing gigabytes of JSON per second	20k
Catch2	v3.8.0	A modern, C++-native, test framework for unit-tests	19.2k
brotli	v1.1.0	Google: Brotli compression format	14k
ninja	master	A small build system with a focus on speed	11.8k
lz4	v1.10.0	Extremely Fast Compression algorithm	10.8k
libgit2	v1.9.0	Cross-platform, linkable library implementation of Git	9.9k
jsoncpp	1.9.6	A C++ library for interacting with JSON	8.5k
zlib	v1.3.1	A massively spiffy yet delicately unobtrusive compression library	6.1k
cnl	v1.1.2	A Compositional Numeric Library for C++	649

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Build-Profile Customizations Available

radmake looks for five optional files within the build-profiles\{profile} folder for customizing the build process

File	Branch
radmake-{profile}-profile.ini	Default settings - can be overriden by command line parameters
radmake-{profile}-cmake.txt	Addition CMake settings file. (Add one line per setting)
radmake-{profile}-patch.bat	Runs after repo refreshed, before CMake for customizing code as needed
radmake-{profile}-prebuild.bat	Runs after CMake config but before build
radmake-{profile}-postinstall.bat	Runs after CMake install completes

Build Profile defaults

Default values {as of radmake version 0.1}
radmake_branch=master
radmake_buildtype=Release
radmake_cleanflag=none
radmake_workfolder=.\work
radmake_repofolder={radmake_workfolder}\{profilename}-repo
radmake_outputfolder={radmake_workfolder}\{profilename}-build
radmake_installfolder={radmake_workfolder}\{profilename}-install
radmake_cmaketxt={radmake_profilefolder}\radmake-{profilename}-cmake.txt
radmake_patchbat={radmake_profilefolder}\radmake-{profilename}-patch.bat
radmake_postinstallbat={radmake_profilefolder}\radmake-{profilename}-postinstall.bat
radmake_prebuildbat={radmake_profilefolder}\radmake-{profilename}-prebuild.bat
radmake_cxxcompiler={BDS}\bin64\bcc64x.exe
radmake_rsvarspath64={registry lookup}

CMake defaults for every project

-DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Windows"
-DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR=x86_64"
-DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=OFF"
-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX={radmake_installfolder}
-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=%BDS%\bin64\bcc64x.exe
-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=%BDS%\bin64\bcc64x.exe

Note: The path to rsvars64.bat is automatically located in the registry and rsvars64.bat is executed to set the required environment variables for RAD Studio