Semi-automatic Compilation with Build Script

Command Line Options#

--help Display a help message and exit.

--type TYPE

Type of the build (multiple options are accepted). The default is release.

all	Both debug and release versions of components are built at the same time
release	Production version
debug	Version with detailed debugging information

--csharp Build the C# libraries and the application.

--component COMPONENT

UNIGINE component to build.

all	UNIGINE stand-alone tools, plugins and C++ samples. If the --csharp is passed, C# and samples will be built too.
plugins	Plugins
tools	Stand-alone tools
samples	C++ samples. If the --csharp is passed, both the C++ and C# samples will be built.
qtapp	Build Qt main application
build_tool	Command-line Build Tool
runtimes_generator	Runtimes Generator command-line tool

--precision PRECISION

Create a build with single or double precision coordinates support. The default is float.

float	Use single precision coordinates
double	Use double precision coordinates

--plugins PLUGIN

Build C++ plugins individually or in groups. The default is no. In the evaluation version of UNIGINE SDK, some plugins cannot be rebuilt.

no	Do not build plugins
all	Build all available plugins
EasyBlend	EasyBlend plugin
Oculus	Plugin for the Oculus Rift virtual display
Projection	Projection plugin
Separate	Separate plugin
Surround	Surround plugin
OpenVR	OpenVR plugin
Varjo	Varjo plugin
Wall	Plugin for multi-monitor support
FbxImporter	FbxImporter plugin
CadImporter	CadImporter plugin
GPUMonitor	GPUMonitor plugin
Interface	Interface plugin
LeapMotion	LeapMotion plugin
OpenFlight	Import plugin for OpenFlight
SSLSocket	SSLSocket plugin
Steam	Plugin for Steam integration
Syncker	Plugin for Multi-channel rendering synchronization
Kinect	Kinect2 plugin
VrpnClient	VRPN plugin
ARTTracker	ARTTRACK plugin
Geodetics	Geodetics plugin

Plugins are specified in the following way:

Shell commands

--component plugins --plugin PluginName1 PluginName2 PluginName3

--tool TOOL

Build UNIGINE tools individually or in groups (--component parameter should be set to all or tools). The default is all.

all	Build all available tools
Archiver	Archiver tool
Interpreter	Interpreter tool
Resource	Resource tool

Tools are specified in the following way:

Shell commands

--component tools --tool ToolName1 ToolName2 ToolName3

--log LOGFILE Create a log file that contains a record of the compilation. By default, no name is specified and the log file is not created.

--simd SIMD

Perform parallel compilation using the SIMD operations. The default is sse2.

no	Do not use
sse	Use SSE technology
sse2	Use SSE2 technology
avx	Use AVX technology

--vs VS

Version of Visual Studio build tools to be used. The default is v140.

v140	Use VS2015, build tools v140
v141	Use VS2017, build tools v141

--jobs JOBS

Perform parallel compilation. An argument specifies the number of parallel building jobs to be run. The default is all.

all	Use all available CPU cores to run the building jobs
1	Use 1 thread
2	Use 2 threads
3	Use 3 threads
4	Use 4 threads
6	Use 6 threads
8	Use 8 threads
16	Use 16 threads

--clean_source Clean up the source directory before the compilation starts (i.e. remove pdb, ilk, exp files, etc.).

--clean_target Delete everything from the target directory before the compilation starts.

--clean_only Full clean up without compilation. The default is false.

--skip_errors

Skip build errors (if any). When this option is set, the build.py script is run for all of the specified tools and plugins, even if errors occur. The build errors are displayed at the end.

Notice

This option allows skipping build errors only for tools and plugins.

This option allows you to check which plugins and tools have not been built successfully and speeds up error fixing.

--sample List of samples separated by spaces.

--verbose Enable verbose output.

--dry-run Print commands without building.

--batch Batch mode for msvc compiler.

--watermark

Watermark type.

no	Do not use any additional features.
evaluation	Enable the TELNET terminal.
confidential	Use the password. The <UnigineSDK>/source/engine/password.resource file should be created by using the Resource tool before rebuilding.
default	Include microprofile - tiny third-party profiler with web integration.

--cmake_gen Cmake generators.

TARGET The last optional argument is a target directory to store builds, by default it's ../. Two additional directories in the target directory will be created: bin and lib to store the binary executable and libraries, respectively.

If no options are set, the script will be built with default values.

Usage Examples#

To build all C++ samples, type:

Shell commands

<UNIGINE_SDK>\source\build.py --component samples

To build all C# samples, type:

Shell commands

<UNIGINE_SDK>\source\build.py --component samples --sample cs_all

To build a specific sample, you need to indicate its name, as well. For example, for a C# sample:

Shell commands

<UNIGINE_SDK>\source\build.py --component samples --csharp --sample <sample_name>

To build the release version of the GPUMonitor plugin, use the following command:

Shell commands

<UNIGINE_SDK>\source\build.py --component plugins --plugin GPUMonitor

Last update: 2023-06-23

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