Tasks in xmake

My xmake's version is xmake v2.9.8+20250321, which runs in the ubuntu 20.04.

Here is an example of xmake.lua. There are some highlights.

add_rules("mode.debug", "mode.release")

task("my_task")
    on_run(function()
        print("✅ Task is running!")
    end)

target("hello")
    set_kind("binary")
    add_files("src/*.c")
    after_build(function()
        print("Build finished, running task...")
        print("task.run(my_task)")
        import("core.project.task")
        task.run("my_task")
    end)

target("default")
    set_kind("phony")
    on_build(function()
        import("core.project.task")
        task.run("my_task")
    end)

In target default the kind is set to "phony", which means none of file artifacts will be produced.

At the same time, statement of import("core.project.task") is needed to make sure the plugin task is introduced.

Created 2025-03-26T15:50:33+08:00 · Edit

Tasks in xmake

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