Quickstart¶

1. Create a project directory.

   User@Host:~$ mkdir my_project
   

2. Switch to the project directory.

   User@Host:~$ cd my_project
   

3. Use the bake –create option to auto generate a basic project.

   User@Host:~/my_project$ bake --create exe
   -- bake 2.10.3, ruby 2.1.2p95, platform x86_64-darwin13.0 --
   Project created.
   
   Time: 00:00 minutes
   

   This will provide you with the follwing basic project structure which is ready to use

   my_project
   |
   |-- Project.meta
   |-- include
   `-- src
        `-- main.cpp
   

4. Build the project.

   User@Host:~/my_project$ bake
   -- bake 2.10.3, ruby 2.1.2p95, platform x86_64-darwin13.0 --
   Info: cache not found, reloading meta information
   Loading /Users/NiCoretti/my_project/Project.meta
   **** Building 1 of 1: my_project (main) ****
   Compiling src/main.cpp
   Linking build_main/my_project.exe
   
   Building done.
   
   Time: 00:00 minutes
   

   If you want a more detailed and colored output use the following command:

   User@Host:~/my_project$ bake -v2 -a black
   -- bake 2.10.3, ruby 2.1.2p95, platform x86_64-darwin13.0 --
   **** Building 1 of 1: my_project (main) ****
   
   g++ -c -MD -MF build_main/src/main.d -Iinclude -o build_main/src/main.o src/main.cpp
   
   g++ -o build_main/my_project.exe build_main/src/main.o
   
   Building done.
   
   Time: 00:00 minutes
   

   Note

   The default main.cpp which is created by bake does nothing except returning the exit code 0.