Install all the tools required for building and testing C++/C projects.
Setting up a cross-platform environment for building and testing C++/C projects is a bit tricky. Each platform has its own compilers, and each of them requires a different installation procedure. This package aims to fix this issue.
This package is designed to be modular and as minimal as possible. This will allow you to install the tools you want. It is continuously tested on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
The package can be used locally or from CI services like GitHub Actions.
setup-cpp
can install all of these tools:
- cmake
- ninja
- llvm
- gcc
- msvc
- vcvarsall
- vcpkg
- meson
- conan
- ccache
- cppcheck
- doxygen
- gcovr
- opencppcoverage
- kcov
- python
- choco
- brew
You should download the executable file or the js file (if Nodejs installed), and run it with the available options.
Tip: You can automate downloading using wget
, curl
, or other similar tools.
Download the executable for your platform from here, and run it with the available options.
An example that installs llvm, cmake, ninja, ccache, and vcpkg:
# windows example (open shell as admin)
curl -LJO "https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp/releases/download/v0.5.8/setup_cpp_windows.exe"
./setup_cpp_windows --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --ccache true --vcpkg true
RefreshEnv.cmd # reload the environment
# linux example
wget "https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp/releases/download/v0.5.8/setup_cpp_linux"
chmod +x setup_cpp_linux
sudo ./setup_cpp_linux --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --ccache true --vcpkg true
source ~/.profile # reload the environment
# mac example
wget "https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp/releases/download/v0.5.8/setup_cpp_mac"
chmod +x setup_cpp_mac
sudo ./setup_cpp_mac --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --ccache true --vcpkg true
source ~/.profile # reload the environment
NOTE: In the compiler
entry, you can specify the version after -
like llvm-11.0.0
.
For the tools, instead of true
that chooses the default version, you can pass a specific version.
NOTE: you will not need sudo
if you are already a root user (e.g., in a GitLab runner).
Download the setup_cpp.js
file form here, and run it with the available options.
On Windows:
Open the shell as admin, download via curl
, then install
# open shell as admin
curl -LJO "https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp/releases/download/v0.5.8/setup_cpp.js"
node ./setup_cpp.js --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --ccache true --vcpkg true
RefreshEnv.cmd # reload the environment
On Linux or Mac:
wget "https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp/releases/download/v0.5.8/setup_cpp.js"
sudo node ./setup_cpp.js --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --ccache true --vcpkg true
source ~/.profile # reload the environment
Here is a complete cross-platform example that tests llvm, gcc, and msvc. It also uses cmake, ninja, vcpkg, and cppcheck.
.github/workflows/ci.yml
:
name: ci
on:
pull_request:
push:
branches:
- main
- master
jobs:
Test:
runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
strategy:
fail-fast: false
matrix:
os:
- windows-2019
- ubuntu-20.04
- macos-10.15
compiler:
- llvm
- gcc
# you can specify the version after `-` like `llvm-13.0.0`.
include:
- os: "windows-latest"
compiler: "msvc"
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- name: Cache
uses: actions/cache@v2
with:
path: |
~/vcpkg
./build/vcpkg_installed
${{ env.HOME }}/.cache/vcpkg/archives
${{ env.XDG_CACHE_HOME }}/vcpkg/archives
${{ env.LOCALAPPDATA }}\vcpkg\archives
${{ env.APPDATA }}\vcpkg\archives
key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.compiler }}-${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}-${{ hashFiles('**/CMakeLists.txt') }}-${{ hashFiles('./vcpkg.json')}}
restore-keys: |
${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}
- name: Setup Cpp
uses: aminya/setup-cpp@v1
with:
compiler: ${{ matrix.compiler }}
cmake: true
ninja: true
vcpkg: true
cppcheck: true # instead of `true`, which chooses the default version, you can pass a specific version.
# add any tool that you need here...
Here is an example for using setup_cpp to make a builder image that has the Cpp tools you need.
# debian
FROM debian:bullseye
# add setup_cpp
WORKDIR "/"
RUN apt-get update -qq
RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends wget
RUN wget --no-verbose "https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp/releases/download/v0.5.8/setup_cpp_linux"
RUN chmod +x ./setup_cpp_linux
# install llvm, cmake, ninja, and ccache
RUN ./setup_cpp_linux --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --ccache true
# reload the environment
RUN source ~/.profile
ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/sh" ]
See this folder, for some dockerfile examples.
If you want to build the ones included, then run:
docker build -f ./building/docker/debian.dockerfile -t setup_cpp .
Where you should use the path to the docker after -f
.
After build, run the following to start an interactive shell in your container
docker run -it setup_cpp
You can use the docker file discussed in the previous section inside GitHub Actions like the following:
jobs:
Docker:
runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
strategy:
matrix:
os:
- ubuntu-20.04
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- name: Build
id: docker_build
run: |
docker build -f ./building/docker/debian.dockerfile -t setup_cpp .
env:
ACTIONS_ALLOW_UNSECURE_COMMANDS: true
The following gives an example for setting up a C++ environment inside GitLab pipelines.
.gitlab-ci.yaml
image: ubuntu:latest
stages:
- test
.setup_linux: &setup_linux |
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
# set time-zone
TZ=Canada/Pacific
ln -snf /usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ /etc/localtime && echo $TZ > /etc/timezone
# for downloading
apt-get update -qq
apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends curl gnupg ca-certificates
# keys used by apt
apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 3B4FE6ACC0B21F32
apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 40976EAF437D05B5
apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 1E9377A2BA9EF27F
.setup_cpp: &setup_cpp |
curl -LJO "https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp/releases/download/v0.5.8/setup_cpp_linux"
chmod +x setup_cpp_linux
./setup_cpp_linux --compiler $compiler --cmake true --ninja true --ccache true --vcpkg true
source ~/.profile
.test: &test |
# Build and Test
# ...
test_linux_llvm:
stage: test
variables:
compiler: llvm
script:
- *setup_linux
- *setup_cpp
- *test
test_linux_gcc:
stage: test
variables:
compiler: gcc
script:
- *setup_linux
- *setup_cpp
- *test
See all of the usage examples on GitHub here.