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* update build instructions Usage of "modern" CMake syntax and using specific out of source build. Further add example on how to build in parallel, build a specific target and how to change the compiler. This closes #3236.
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# Developing Taskwarrior
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The following describes the process for developing Taskwarrior. If you are only
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changing TaskChampion (Rust code), you can simply treat it like any other Rust
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project: modify the source under `taskchampion/` and use `cargo test` to run
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the TaskChampion tests.
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See the [TaskChampion CONTRIBUTING guide](../../../taskchampion/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more.
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## Satisfy the Requirements:
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* CMake 3.0 or later
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* gcc 7.0 or later, clang 6.0 or later, or a compiler with full C++17 support
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* libuuid (if not on macOS)
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* python 3 (optional, for running the test suite)
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* Rust 1.64.0 or higher (hint: use https://rustup.rs/ instead of using your system's package manager)
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## Obtain and Build Code:
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The following documentation works with CMake 3.14 and later.
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Here are the minimal steps to get started, using an out of source build directory and calling the underlying build tool over the CMake interface.
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See the general CMake man pages or the [cmake-documentation](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake.1.html) for more,
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## Basic Building
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```sh
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git clone https://github.com/GothenburgBitFactory/taskwarrior
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cd taskwarrior
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cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
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cmake --build build
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```
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Other possible build types can be `Release` and `Debug`.
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This will build several executables, but the one you want is probably `src/task`, located in the `build` directory.
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When you make changes, just run the last line again.
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### Building a specific target
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For **only** building the `task` executable, use
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```sh
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cmake --build build --target task_executable
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```
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### Building in parallel
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If a parallel build is wanted use
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```sh
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cmake --build build -j <number-of-jobs>
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```
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### Building with clang as compiler
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```sh
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cmake -S . -B build-clang\
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-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang\
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-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++
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cmake --build build-clang
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```
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## Run the Test Suite:
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First switch to the test directory:
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```
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$ cd build/test
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```
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Then you can run all tests, showing details, with
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```
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$ make VERBOSE=1
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```
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Alternately, run the tests with the details hidden in `all.log`:
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```
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$ ./run_all
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```
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Either way, you can get a summary of any test failures with:
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```
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$ ./problems
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```
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Note that any development should be performed using a git clone, and the current development branch.
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The source tarballs do not reflect HEAD, and do not contain the test suite.
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Follow the [GitHub flow](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/github-flow) for creating a pull request.
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