Xmake Basics

Xmake is a cross-platform build utility based on Lua. A project is driven by a single xmake.lua file at the repository root.

Installation

• macOS: brew install xmake
• Linux: curl -fsSL https://xmake.io/shget.text | bash
• Windows: download the installer from https://xmake.io or scoop install xmake

Verify with xmake --version.

Creating a project

xmake create -l c++ -P hello        # C++ console app
xmake create -l c -t static hello   # C static library