Xmake provide a builtin-plugin for generating VisualStudio project file (vs2002 - 2015) now.
.e.g
We need enter the project directory first and run the following command if we want to generate vs2013 project.
$ xmake project -k vs2013
It will generate a directory(vs2013) in the current project and the directory structure is similar to:
vs2013
├── demo
│ └── demo.vcxproj
├── tbox
│ └── tbox.vcxproj
└── tbox.sln
We also modify the other building directory manulally.
$ xmake f -o f:\build
$ xmake project -k vs2015
Or we set the other VisualStudio project directory.
$ xmake project -k vs2008 f:\vsproject
We can also configure some other options before generate VisualStudio project and building it.
.e.g
Generate the project for building the debug version.
$ xmake f -m debug
$ xmake project -k vs2015
Or Disable some modules and re-generate vs project.
$ xmake f --demo=n --openssl=n --xml=n
$ xmake project -k vs2015
Xmake can also build project directly without the VisualStudio project file.
We need only open cmd windows and run the following command:
$ xmake
Done! :)