vix

Vix is a simple, POSIX-shell-based project and build manager for Vishap Oberon projects. It provides commands to create a new project skeleton, compile library modules, link and run your program, run tests, and produce release binaries.

vix in action

Installation

1. clone this repository
2. sudo cp vix /usr/local/bin/vix

Usage

Usage: vix ...
  help
  version
  new PATH [--module MODULE] [--app APP]
  run
  build
  test
  release

vix new hello_world

Directory Layout

hello_world/
  src/
    HelloWorld.Mod          ← library API
    HelloWorldMain.Mod      ← "main" program entry
  test/
    HelloWorldTest.Mod      ← test suite
  vipakfile                 ← project manifest
  README.md
  .gitignore
  .gitattributes

vipakfile format

NAME      = hello_world
VERSION   = 0.1.0

AUTHOR    = 
LICENSE   = 

DEPS      = 

RUN       = ./HelloWorldMain
MAIN      = %projdir%/src/HelloWorldMain.Mod
BUILD     = %projdir%/src/HelloWorld.Mod

TEST_RUN  = ./HelloWorldTest
TEST_MAIN = %projdir%/test/HelloWorldTest.Mod
TEST      = 

• %projdir% is replaced at runtime with the project root directory.
• Semicolons (;) separate multiple entries, preserving order.

TODO

• Integrate vix with vipak for dependency management
• Incremental builds
• Release tarballs, Dockerfiles and Jailerfiles
• Rewrite vix in Oberon