Xmake Options

Options are user-facing switches that can be set via xmake f --name=value and queried from targets and conditions.

Declaring an option

option("enable_foo")
    set_default(false)
    set_showmenu(true)
    set_description("Enable the foo subsystem")
option_end()

set_showmenu(true) makes the option visible in xmake f --menu and xmake f --help.

Using an option from a target