astbuildprog(1)

compile, link with Gnuastro library and its dependencies, and run a C program

Section 1 gnuastro bookworm source

Description

BUILDPROGRAM

NAME

BuildProgram - compile, link with Gnuastro library and its dependencies, and run a C program

SYNOPSIS

astbuildprog [OPTION...] C-source [ARGUMENTS TO RUN]

DESCRIPTION

BuildProgram is part of GNU Astronomy Utilities 0.19. BuildProgram will compile and run a C program, while automatically linking with libraries that Gnuastro depends on. Hence you do not have to worry about explicitly linking with CFITSIO for example if you want to work on a FITS file, or with GSL if you want to use GNU Scientific Library’s functions. The standard compiler options of ’-I’, ’-L’, and ’-l’ are also available for further customization of the build.

For more information, please run any of the following commands. In particular the second contains a very comprehensive explanation of BuildProgram’s invocation: expected input(s), output(s), and a full description of all the options.
All options and their values:

$ astbuildprog -P

Inputs/Outputs and options:

$ info astbuildprog

Full section in manual/book:

$ info BuildProgram

Full Gnuastro manual/book:

$ info gnuastro

If you couldn’t find your answer in the manual, you can get direct help from experienced Gnuastro users and developers. For more information, please run:

$ info help-gnuastro

BuildProgram options:

Input:

-a, --la=STR

Libtool ’.la’ to use instead of default.

-c, --cc=STR

Name of C compiler’s executable.

-e, --noenv

No env. (e.g., LDFLAGS or CPPFLAGS) in build.

-I, --includedir=STR

Directories to search for ’#include’s.

-l, --linklib=STR

Link libraries, e.g., for libgsl: ’-lgsl’.

-L, --linkdir=STR

Directory to search for libraries to link.

-t, --tag=STR

Libtool ’--tag’: programming language.

Output:

-b, --onlybuild

Don’t run the built program.

-d, --deletecompiled

Delete compiled program after running.

-D, --dontdelete

Don’t delete output if it exists.

-g, --debug

Debugging information in compiled binary.

-K, --keepinputdir

Keep input directory for automatic output.

-o, --output=STR

Output file name.

-O, --optimize=INT

Optimization level: 0, 1, 2, 3.

-W, --warning=STR

Compilation warnings on command-line.

Operating modes:

-?, --help

give this help list

--checkconfig

List all config files and variables read.

--cite

BibTeX citation for this program.

--config=STR

Read configuration file STR immediately.

--lastconfig

Do not parse any more configuration files.

--minmapsize=INT

Min. bytes to avoid RAM automatically.

--onlyversion=STR

Only run if the program version is STR.

-P, --printparams

Print parameter values to be used and abort.

--quietmmap

Don’t print mmap’d file’s name and size.

-q, --quiet

Only report errors, remain quiet about steps.

-S, --setdirconf

Set default values for this directory and abort.

--usage

give a short usage message

-U, --setusrconf

Set default values for this user and abort.

-V, --version

print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

GNU Astronomy Utilities home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnuastro/

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to bug-gnuastro@gnu.org.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2015-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU General public license version 3 or later.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

Written/developed by Mohammad Akhlaghi

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for BuildProgram is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and BuildProgram programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info BuildProgram

should give you access to the complete manual.