CMake is certainly an interesting suggestion, which I hadn't thought
about!
However, I have to wonder... If we're reaching for a tool specifically
to build Lua extension modules, shouldn't this be an ideal job for
Luarocks?
I just don't know if there is a way to invoke it without the cerimony
of creating a rockspec. Which by the way, is a question I also have
about CMake. Is there a way to compile something without a CMakeLists
file?
-- Hugo
Hi,
Vinicius Jarina shared his cross platform cmake file last year. I have been using it very successfully for multiple platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac and FreeBSD) and also for cross platform compilation by using the -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE cmake option (Linux with llvm-mingw cross compiler).
Incidentally, I am compiling on Windows with my WinLua toolchain, which uses an llvm-mingw compiler. Currently at llvm 11, the compiler supports both GNU and MS cl style compiler options.
http://winlua.net
Another much more appealing option than CMake is a wonderful build tool called XMake. Xmake is a *lua* based, cross platform build tool. In my opinion it is much better than cmake and is as fast as cmake + ninja. I have used it to successfully compile on Linux and Windows a number of times, but mostly with small libraries (I've built some larger libraries on Linux, but not windows). A slightly outdated version of xmake is also included with WinLua Toolchain.
https://xmake.io/#/
Regards,
Russ
