add ci build operations

tools/export/cmake/CMakeLists.txt.tmpl

@@ -11,16 +11,26 @@ SET(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING TRUE)
 SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_WORKS TRUE)
 SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_WORKS TRUE)
 
-SET(CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_INIT    "{{asm}}")
-SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_INIT      "{{cc}}")
-SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_INIT    "{{cxx}}")
-SET(ELF2BIN                    "{{elf2bin}}")
+# force cmake compilers
+SET(CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER    "{{asm}}")
+SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER      "{{cc}}")
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER    "{{cxx}}")
+SET(ELF2BIN               "{{elf2bin}}")
 {% if hex_files %}
 SET(SREC_CAT "srec_cat")
 {%- endif %}
 
+# if the environment does not specify build type, set to Debug
+IF(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+  set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Debug"
+        CACHE STRING "Choose the type of build, options are: Debug Release RelWithDebInfo MinSizeRel."
+        FORCE)
+ENDIF()
+
 # here starts the project
 PROJECT(cmake-{{name}} C CXX ASM)
+
+# uncomment below to have a verbose build process
 #SET(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE ON)
 
 SET(LD_SYS_LIBS "{%- block sys_libs -%} -Wl,--start-group {{ld_sys_libs|join(" ")}} {{libraries|join(" ")}} -Wl,--end-group {%- endblock -%}")

tools/export/cmake/__init__.py

@@ -16,15 +16,14 @@ limitations under the License.
 """
 import re
 import shutil
-from os import remove
-from os.path import splitext, basename, exists
+from os import remove, getcwd, chdir, mkdir
+from os.path import basename, exists
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 
 from jinja2.exceptions import TemplateNotFound
 
 from tools.export.exporters import Exporter, apply_supported_whitelist
 from tools.targets import TARGET_MAP
-from tools.utils import NotSupportedException
 
 
 class CMake(Exporter):
@@ -126,14 +125,34 @@ class CMake(Exporter):
     @staticmethod
     def build(project_name, log_name="build_log.txt", cleanup=True):
         """ Build Make project """
-        # > Make -j
-        cmd = ["make", "-j"]
+
+        # change into our build directory
+        current_dir = getcwd()
+        if not exists("BUILD"):
+            mkdir("BUILD")
+        chdir("BUILD")
+
+        # > run cmake initial command
+        cmd = ["cmake", ".."]
 
         # Build the project
         p = Popen(cmd, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
         out, err = p.communicate()
         ret_code = p.returncode
 
+        if ret_code == 0:
+            # we create the cmake files inside BUILD, change into and run cmake
+
+            # > run make -j
+            cmd = ["make", "-j"]
+
+            p = Popen(cmd, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
+            out, err = p.communicate()
+            ret_code = p.returncode
+
+        # go back to the original directory
+        chdir(current_dir)
+
         out_string = "=" * 10 + "STDOUT" + "=" * 10 + "\n"
         out_string += out
         out_string += "=" * 10 + "STDERR" + "=" * 10 + "\n"
@@ -161,6 +180,7 @@ class CMake(Exporter):
             if exists('BUILD'):
                 shutil.rmtree('BUILD')
 
+
         if ret_code != 0:
             # Seems like something went wrong.
             return -1