NAME

premake4 - cross-platform build script generator

SYNOPSIS

premake4 [options] action [arguments]

DESCRIPTION

premake4 is a build configuration tool that can generate project files for multiple build environments on multiple platforms.

OPTIONS

--cc=VALUE

Choose a C/C++ compiler set; one of:

gcc

GNU GCC (gcc/g++)

ow

OpenWatcom

--dotnet=VALUE

Choose a .NET compiler set; one of:

msnet

Microsoft .NET (csc)

mono

Novell Mono (mcs)

pnet

Portable.NET (cscc)

--file=FILE

Read FILE as a Premake script; default is 'premake4.lua'

--help

Display this information

--os=VALUE

Generate files for a different operating system; one of:

bsd

OpenBSD, NetBSD, or FreeBSD

linux

Linux

macosx

Apple Mac OS X

solaris

Solaris

windows

Microsoft Windows

--platform=VALUE

Add target architecture (if supported by action); one of:

x32

32-bit

x64

64-bit

universal

Mac OS X Universal, 32- and 64-bit

universal32

Mac OS X Universal, 32-bit only

universal64

Mac OS X Universal, 64-bit only

ps3

Playstation 3 (experimental)

xbox360

Xbox 360 (experimental)

--scripts=path

Search for additional scripts on the given path

--version

Display version information

ACTIONS

clean

Remove all binaries and generated files

codeblocks

Generate Code::Blocks project files

codelite

Generate CodeLite project files

gmake

Generate GNU makefiles for POSIX, MinGW, and Cygwin

vs2002

Generate Microsoft Visual Studio 2002 project files

vs2003

Generate Microsoft Visual Studio 2003 project files

vs2005

Generate Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 project files

vs2008

Generate Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 project files

vs2010

Generate Visual Studio 2010 project files (experimental)

xcode3

Generate Apple Xcode 3 project files (experimental)

SEE ALSO

For additional information see http://industriousone.com/premake.

AUTHOR

Jason Perkins and the Premake Project