tbx_make

Arguments

tbx_path

a single string: absolute or relative path to the toolbox root directory.

Default path is the current working directory.

sections

matrix of strings: Names of the toolbox sections to be built, amongst ["macros", "help", "src", "sci_gateway", "localization"]. "*" can be used to force building all available sections instead of running the builder script when it exists.

Default or [] will select all available sections in case of missing builder script.

Description

The short name (id) tbx_name of the toolbox is retrieved as the basename of the etc/*.start file. This file is mandatory, even if it is empty.

tbx_make builds the toolbox pointed to by its root directory tbx_path, by executing an explicit or default builder script.

If some sections are explicitly required to build, tbx_make(..) runs a default builder for each of them.

Otherwise, tbx_path is scanned for a script named like build*.sce.

• If such a file is found, tbx_make executes it, and that's it.
• Otherwise, all available toolbox sections are built with the default builders.

Default builders process the sections of the toolbox according to the following conventions:

This default behaviour mimics the builder.sce script provided in the toolbox_skeleton template module available in SCI/contrib.

loader.sce, unloader.sce and cleaner.sce scripts are always created at the toolbox's root.

Examples

// The working directory is set at the toolbox root:
tbx_make()          // builds the toolbox with the toolbox builder (if any),
                    //  or for all sections with default builders otherwise.
tbx_make .  macros  // builds only its macros section from files in ./macros/
tbx_make .  *       // builds all available sections, without using the toolbox builder

// Builds the toolbox located in path/to/mytoolbox directory
tbx_make("path/to/mytoolbox")

// Compiles macros help and src for the toolbox located in path/to/mytoolbox
tbx_make("path/to/mytoolbox", ["macros", "help", "src"])

See Also

• tbx_builder_macros — Create library(es) of a toolbox for its functions in Scilab language
• tbx_builder_help — Build help pages of a toolbox, with possible subsections (toolbox compilation process)
• tbx_build_localization — Builds or updates localization .po and .mo files of a toolbox
• tbx_builder_src — Builds the user source code (non-gateway) in src/ subdirectory.
• tbx_builder_gateway — Builds the user gateway code in sci_gateway/ subdirectory.
• tbx_build_blocks — Compile Xcos blocks (toolbox compilation process)
• tbx_build_loader — Generate loader and unloader scripts (toolbox compilation process)
• tbx_build_cleaner — Generate a cleaner.sce script (toolbox compilation process)

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