README
The xPack Ninja Build
A standalone cross-platform (Windows/macOS/Linux) Ninja Build binary distribution, intended for reproducible builds.
In addition to the the binary archives and the package meta data, this project also includes the build scripts.
Overview
This open source project is hosted on GitHub as
xpack-dev-tools/ninja-build-xpack
and provides the platform specific binaries for the
xPack Ninja Build.
This distribution follows the official Ninja build system.
The binaries can be installed automatically as binary xPacks or manually as portable archives.
Release schedule
This distribution is generally one minor release behind the upstream releases. In practical terms, when the minor release number changes, it awaits a few more weeks to get the latest patch release.
User info
This section is intended as a shortcut for those who plan to use the Ninja Build binaries. For full details please read the xPack Ninja Build pages.
Easy install
The easiest way to install Ninja Build is using the binary xPack, available as
@xpack-dev-tools/ninja-build
from the npmjs.com
registry.
Prerequisites
The only requirement is a recent
xpm
, which is a portable
Node.js command line application. To install it,
follow the instructions from the
xpm page.
Install
With the xpm
tool available, installing
the latest version of the package and adding it as
a dependency for a project is quite easy:
cd my-project
xpm init # Only at first use.
xpm install @xpack-dev-tools/ninja-build@latest
ls -l xpacks/.bin
This command will:
- install the latest available version, into the central xPacks store, if not already there
- add symbolic links to the central store
(or
.cmd
forwarders on Windows) into the localxpacks/.bin
folder.
The central xPacks store is a platform dependent
folder; check the output of the xpm
command for the actual
folder used on your platform).
This location is configurable via the environment variable
XPACKS_REPO_FOLDER
; for more details please check the
xpm folders page.
It is also possible to install Ninja Build globally, in the user home folder:
xpm install --global @xpack-dev-tools/ninja-build@latest
Uninstall
To remove the links from the current project:
cd my-project
xpm uninstall @xpack-dev-tools/ninja-build
To completely remove the package from the global store:
xpm uninstall --global @xpack-dev-tools/ninja-build
Manual install
For all platforms, the xPack Ninja Build binaries are released as portable archives that can be installed in any location.
The archives can be downloaded from the GitHub releases page.
For more details please read the Install page.
Versioning
The version strings used by the Ninja project are three number string
like 1.10.0
; to this string the xPack distribution adds a four number,
but since semver allows only three numbers, all additional ones can
be added only as pre-release strings, separated by a dash,
like 1.10.0-1
. When published as a npm package, the version gets
a fifth number, like 1.10.0-1.1
.
Since adherance of third party packages to semver is not guaranteed,
it is recommended to use semver expressions like ^1.10.0
and ~1.10.0
with caution, and prefer exact matches, like 1.10.0-1.1
.
Maintainer info
Support
The quick answer is to use the xPack forums; please select the correct forum.
For more details please read the Support page.
License
The original content is released under the MIT License, with all rights reserved to Liviu Ionescu.
The binary distributions include several open-source components; the
corresponding licenses are available in the installed
distro-info/licenses
folder.
Download analytics
- GitHub
xpack-dev-tools/ninja-build-xpack
repo- latest xPack release
- all xPack releases
- individual file counters (grouped per release)
- npmjs.com
@xpack-dev-tools/ninja-build
xPack
Credit to Shields IO for the badges and to Somsubhra/github-release-stats for the individual file counters.