Buildcloth API Documentation

Modules

• buildc – Command Line Build System Interface
• cloth – Base Buildcloth Layer
• dependency – Dependency Change Detection
• err – Common Exceptions
• makefile – Makefile Buildcloth Syntax Layer
• ninja – Ninja Buildcloth Syntax Layer
• rules – Build Rule Abstraction
• stages – Build System Task Abstractions
• system – Build System Generation

Additional Resources

To get the most out of Buildcloth, you should have a firm grasp of build automation in general. If you’re using buildcloth as a metabuild system, a familiarity with the underlying build tool and its syntax may be helpful, in particular. For more information consider:

• The GNU Make Manual
• The ninja documentation

Additional buildcloth tutorials provide a good introduction to basic buildcloth use.

As a metabuild tool, Buildcloth has no dependencies outside of the Python standard library and the build-dependency on nose for to run unit tests. As a build system, buildcloth depends optionally on PyYAML.