make.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

from __future__ import print_function
import os
import sys
import shutil
import tarfile
import platform
import subprocess
import multiprocessing
import os.path
bin_dir = 'bin'
build_dir = 'build'
only_cmake = False
build_debug = False
cmake = 'cmake'
make = 'make'

'''replace with the new version if any'''
boost = "boost_1_63_0.tar.bz2"

print('Enter yes if you want to download the boost libraries and use the updated boost libraries...')
user_input = raw_input()
    

if os.path.isfile(boost) == False:
    if user_input == "yes":
        ''' replace the url with updated link if any'''
        url = 'https://netix.dl.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost/1.63.0/boost_1_63_0.tar.bz2'
        print("\ndownloading boost libraries")
        os.system("wget --no-check-certificate -O boost_1_63_0.tar.bz2 " + url)
        ''' extracts the downloaded boost libraries'''
        def untar(filename):
            if (filename.endswith("tar.bz2")):
                tar = tarfile.open(filename)
                print("Extracting the files...")
                tar.extractall()
                tar.close()
                print("Successfully extracted in Current Directory")

        untar(boost)

        print('Compiling and Installing the boost libraries to a seperate directory...')
        '''Installing the boost libraries to a seperate directory '''
        os.system("cd boost_1_63_0 && ./bootstrap.sh --prefix=boost_lib && ./b2 install")

if len(sys.argv) >= 2:
    if sys.argv[1] == '-h':
        print("{clean|debug}")
        quit()
    if sys.argv[1] == 'clean':
        os.system('git clean -dfx')
        quit()
    if sys.argv[1] == 'debug':
        build_debug = True
        cmake = cmake + ' -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug'
        make = make + ' VERBOSE=1'
    if sys.argv[1] == 'release':
        cmake = cmake + ' -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release'

    elif sys.argv[1] == 'only-cmake':
#        cmake = cmake + ' -DTRACE_SILENT_MODE'
        only_cmake = True

if not os.path.exists(bin_dir):
    try:
        shutil.rmtree(bin_dir)
    except:
        pass

if not os.path.exists(build_dir):
    try:
        shutil.rmtree(build_dir)
    except:
        pass
    os.makedirs(build_dir)

sys_name = platform.system()

if sys_name == 'Linux' or sys_name == 'Darwin':
    if user_input != "yes":
        print('\nproceeding with the system libraries')
    print('\nMaking for Linux...')
    number_of_cores = multiprocessing.cpu_count()
    print('Number of cores = ' + str(number_of_cores) + '\n')

    if build_debug:
        print('Building for Debug...\n')
    else:
        print('Building for Release...\n')
    ''' below command sets the manually installed libraries rather than the system libraries'''
    if user_input == "yes":
        command = 'cd build && cmake -DBOOST_NO_SYSTEM_PATHS=TRUE -DBOOST_ROOT="boost_1_63_0" -DBOOST_INCLUDEDIR="boost_1_63_0/boost_lib/include" -DBOOST_LIBRARYDIR="boost_1_63_0/boost_lib/lib" ..'
    else:
        command = 'cd build && ' + cmake + ' .. && echo'
    if os.system(command) == 0:
        command = 'cd build && make -j' + str(number_of_cores)
        if not only_cmake:
            os.system(command)

elif sys_name == 'Windows':
    print('\nMaking for Windows...\n')