Xmake Plugins & Tasks

Plugins extend the xmake CLI with new subcommands. Xmake ships many built-in plugins; you can also define project-local tasks in xmake.lua.

Common built-in plugins

xmake project -k compile_commands        # compile_commands.json (clangd/LSP)
xmake project -k cmakelists              # export CMakeLists.txt
xmake project -k ninja                   # build.ninja
xmake project -k vsxmake -m "debug,release"   # Visual Studio
xmake project -k xcode                   # Xcode

xmake doxygen                            # generate API docs via doxygen
xmake lua <script>                       # run a Lua snippet in xmake env
xmake l path/to/script.lua               # shorthand
xmake macro --begin ... --end            # record a macro of commands
xmake repo --add myrepo https://...      # manage xrepo repositories