Fabrique

# Values are constant and typed (but types can be inferred)
debug = true;  # or debug:bool = true;
object_suffix = if (windows) '.obj' else '.o';


# Build actions are defined explicitly
cc_like_gcc = action('${cc} -c ${flags} ${src} -o ${obj}',
                     description = 'Compiling ${src}'
                     <- src:file[in], obj:file[out],
                        flags:list[string] = [], cc:string = 'clang');

# Functions allow higher-level build descriptions
cc = function(srcs:list[file])
{
	compile = if (windows) visual_c else cc_gcc_like;
	foreach src <- srcs
		compile(src, obj = src + object_suffix)
};

# Build targets correspond to high-level build actions
c_objects = cc(files(foo.c bar.c baz.c));

# Abstractions can be re-used.
cxx = import('cplusplus.fab');
cxx_objects = cxx.compile([ file('wibble.cc') ]);

# The default target is the last one defined.
bin = cxx.link_executable(c_objects + cxx_objects, file('foo'));