Templated targets

[jj683]

Suppose you have several build targets that are completely identical in terms of multiple compiled files and linked libraries, but differ minorly in, for example, the value of one macro.

Example:

target("target-milk")
  set_kind("binary")

  add_defines("MILK")

  add_files("vector.cpp")
  add_files("set.cpp")
  add_files("main.cpp")

  add_links({"custom_library", "another_custom_library"})

target("target-cheese")
  set_kind("binary")

  add_defines("CHEESE")

  add_files("vector.cpp")
  add_files("set.cpp")
  add_files("main.cpp")

  add_links({"custom_library", "another_custom_library"})

Is there any way to make a template build target to reduce the amount of identical code?

[waruqi]

use function to wrap it.

function mytarget(name)
target(name)
  set_kind("binary")
  add_files("vector.cpp")
  add_files("set.cpp")
  add_files("main.cpp")
  add_links({"custom_library", "another_custom_library"})
end

mytarget("target-milk")
  add_defines("MILK")

mytarget("target-cheese")
  add_defines("CHEESE")

or define rule and use add_rules("xxx") for each targets