# About
Build automation tool
* Inspired by [make]
* No automatic targets
* Minimalist functionality; maximalist readability
* Configuration is a simple Markdown file named [`Makefile.md`]
* Output is colorized Markdown
* Processes the target(s) specified or if none, processes the first target
* Commands are run independently via `sh -c` by default, or if script mode is
enabled via `-s`, entire target recipes are run via `bash -eo pipefail`
* If any command fails (exits with a non-zero code), processing halts
immediately
* Verbosity levels: `-v`: add `-x` to `bash` command in script mode, `-vv`:
print up to date targets, `-vvv`: show configuration
* Generates a [default `Makefile.md` for a Rust project] (`-g`)
* Lists targets via `-l`; if target(s) is specified, list hierarchical
dependencies
* Processes dependencies in the order specified
[make]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_(software)
[`Makefile.md`]: Makefile.md
# Syntax
## Input
* A level 1 heading begins the definition of a **target**.
* A plain text target name is a "phony" target and will *always run*.
* A code span target name is a file target and will only run if any dependency
file target's modification time is newer than the target.
* An unordered list contains the target's dependencies.
* A plain text dependency name is a "phony" dependency and will run if the
target runs.
* A code span dependency name is a file dependency, which either has an
associated target or not.
If not, it is interpreted as a file glob matching existing files.
This enables a target to easily depend on any files matching the glob, for
instance, the `build` target may depend on `src/**/*.rs`, meaning any `*.rs`
file under `src/`
* A code block contains the commands that are run when the target is processed.
* Commands may use the following variables:
* `{0}`: first dependency
* `{target}`: target name
*See [`Makefile.md`], [`styles/Makefile.rust.md`] and/or the `-g` option for
examples.*
[`styles/Makefile.rust.md`]: styles/Makefile.rust.md
## Output
* A level 2 heading is the output section: "Configuration", "Target(s)".
* A Level 3 heading in the Target(s) section is each target, either as plain
text "phony" target or a code span file target.
* Code blocks:
Script Mode | Dry Run | Description
------------|---------|------------------------------------------------
| | Each command and output
| X | Each command
X | | Each script
X | X | Each script and output (in separate code block)
# Usage
~~~text
$ mkrs -V
mkrs 0.7.0
~~~
~~~text
$ mkrs -h
Build automation tool
Usage: mkrs [OPTIONS] [NAME]...
Arguments:
[NAME]... Target(s)
Options:
-l List targets/dependencies
-B Force processing
-n Dry run
-s Script mode
-v... Verbose
-C <PATH> Change directory
-f <PATH> Configuration file [default: Makefile.md]
-g <STYLE> Generate Makefile.md content [styles: rust]
-r Print readme
-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print version
~~~
# Examples
## List available targets
~~~text
$ mkrs -l
# mkrs
## Target(s)
* build
* `README.md`
* clippy
* test
* check
* update
* install
* uninstall
* install-deps
* clean
* full
* fail
* `nonexistent`
~~~
## List dependencies for `full` target
~~~text
$ mkrs -l full
# mkrs
## Target(s)
* full
* update
* check
* build
* clippy
* `README.md`
* `t/README.md`
* `Cargo.toml`
* `CHANGELOG.md`
* `src/main.rs`
* install
* `README.md`
* `t/README.md`
* `Cargo.toml`
* `CHANGELOG.md`
* `src/main.rs`
~~~
## Dry run
~~~text
$ mkrs -n
# mkrs
## Target(s)
### clippy
```text
$ cargo clippy -- -D clippy::all
```
### build
```text
$ cargo build --release
```
~~~
## Process default target
~~~text
$ mkrs
# mkrs
## Target(s)
### clippy
```text
$ cargo clippy -- -D clippy::all
Checking mkrs v0.7.0 (/home/nick/github.com/qtfkwk/mkrs)
Finished dev [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.31s
```
### build
```text
$ cargo build --release
Compiling mkrs v0.7.0 (/home/nick/github.com/qtfkwk/mkrs)
Finished release [optimized] target(s) in 1.55s
```
~~~
## Process `check` target
~~~text
$ mkrs check
# mkrs
## Target(s)
### check
```text
$ cargo outdated --exit-code 1
All dependencies are up to date, yay!
```
```text
$ cargo audit
Fetching advisory database from `https://github.com/RustSec/advisory-db.git`
Loaded 578 security advisories (from /home/nick/.cargo/advisory-db)
Updating crates.io index
Scanning Cargo.lock for vulnerabilities (62 crate dependencies)
```
~~~
## Process `update`, `check`, and `build` targets
~~~text
$ mkrs update check build
# mkrs
## Target(s)
### update
```text
$ cargo upgrade --incompatible
Updating 'https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index' index
Checking mkrs's dependencies
note: Re-run with `--verbose` to show more dependencies
latest: 9 packages
```
```text
$ cargo update
Updating crates.io index
```
### check
```text
$ cargo outdated --exit-code 1
All dependencies are up to date, yay!
```
```text
$ cargo audit
Fetching advisory database from `https://github.com/RustSec/advisory-db.git`
Loaded 578 security advisories (from /home/nick/.cargo/advisory-db)
Updating crates.io index
Scanning Cargo.lock for vulnerabilities (62 crate dependencies)
```
### clippy
```text
$ cargo clippy -- -D clippy::all
Checking mkrs v0.7.0 (/home/nick/github.com/qtfkwk/mkrs)
Finished dev [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.29s
```
### build
```text
$ cargo build --release
Compiling mkrs v0.7.0 (/home/nick/github.com/qtfkwk/mkrs)
Finished release [optimized] target(s) in 1.55s
```
~~~
## Generate a default Makefile.md for a Rust project
~~~text
$ mkrs -g rust
# build
* clippy
* `README.md`
```
cargo build --release
```
# `README.md`
* `t/README.md`
* `Cargo.toml`
* `CHANGELOG.md`
* `src/**/*.rs`
```
cargo build --release
kapow {0} >{target}
```
# clippy
```
cargo clippy -- -D clippy::all
```
# test
```
cargo test
```
# check
```
cargo outdated --exit-code 1
cargo audit
```
# update
```
cargo upgrade --incompatible
cargo update
```
# install
* `README.md`
```
cargo install --path .
```
# uninstall
```
cargo uninstall $(toml get -r Cargo.toml package.name)
```
# install-deps
```
cargo install cargo-audit cargo-edit cargo-outdated kapow toml-cli
```
# clean
```
cargo clean
```
# full
* update
* check
* build
* install
~~~
**Note:** Save to `Makefile.md` via redirection: `mkrs -g rust >Makefile.md`
# Changelog
* 0.1.0 (2023-11-04): Initial release
* 0.1.1 (2023-11-04): Fix readme
* 0.1.2 (2023-11-04): Add examples to readme
* 0.2.0 (2023-11-05): Colorized Markdown output; added `-B`, `-C`, `-f`, `-r`
options; error on invalid target(s); update dependencies
* 0.2.1 (2023-11-06): Resolved issue [#1]; update dependencies
* 0.3.0 (2023-11-06): Added `-g` option and
[default `Makefile.md` for a Rust project]; fixed changelog; improved readme
* 0.3.1 (2023-11-07): Improved readme and changelog
* 0.3.2 (2023-11-08): Fix error when a target file does not exist; update
dependencies
* 0.3.3 (2023-11-08): Ignore commented commands
* 0.4.0 (2023-11-10): Add `-v` option and don't print up to date targets; move
bunt calls to functions; improve comments and miscellaneous improvements;
don't process dependencies for a file target unless needed (forced via `-B`,
doesn't exist, or outdated); change default outdated response to false to
avoid processing a file target unnecessarily
* 0.5.0 (2023-11-10): Fail to run on Windows; ignore leading/trailing whitespace
in commands; append commands instead of replacing them; improve readme; add
`-s` (script mode)
* 0.6.0 (2023-11-11): Use [`glob`] crate to process file dependencies without
targets; `-vvv`: print `Config`; fix changelog; improve readme; add `clean`
target to Makefiles; update dependencies
* 0.7.0 (2023-11-11): Make dependency ordering significant; trace dependencies
for specified targets for `-l`; add `full` target to Makefiles; add
`README.md` dependency on `install` target; don't print phony targets without
commands or `-vv`; fix readme
[default `Makefile.md` for a Rust project]: styles/Makefile.rust.md
[#1]: https://github.com/qtfkwk/mkrs/issues/1
[`glob`]: https://crates.io/crates/glob
*compile* any sort of file; all such commands must be defined in the
configuration file.
target(s) that are being processed.