santerijps / ecc

ecc is an easy to use utility that makes compiling and running C programs easy, while also providing executable compression.

ecc - Easy Compiler & Compressor

ecc is an easy to use utility that makes compiling and running C programs easy, while also providing executable compression.

Usage

Usage: ecc [generic options] [build options] [...c source files]

This program depends on:
  - Compilers:   gcc (and optionally, clang)
  - Compressor:  upx

Generic options:
  --help, -h             Show app usage.
  --version, -v          Show app version.

Build options:
  --compiler, -c         Which compiler to use. (Default: gcc, supports clang as well)
  --out, -o              Output executable name. (Default: out.exe)
  --std                  Which C standard version to use. (Default: c2x)
  --define, -D           Define a macro statement at compile time.
  --include, -I          Add include path.
  --libs, -L             Add lib path. Found DLLs are automatically included in the compilation.
  --quiet, -q            Only print errors.
  --strict               Compilation fails in case of warnings. (Warnings are treated as errors).
  --fast                 Compiles with the -Ofast GCC flag. (Default: -Oz)
  --compress             Compresses the compiled executable with upx.
  --run, -r              Runs the executable after compiling.

Examples:
  Compile current project:       ecc
  Compile a specific file(s):    ecc main.c lib.c
  Compile file and run:          ecc test.c -r
  Compile and run with args:     ecc sum.c -r -- 1 2 3
  Compile with options:          ecc --compiler clang -o app.exe
  Compile with defines:          ecc -D 'x=1' --define 'NAME="Alice"'

Feature ideas

Add --root/-R option

This is to avoid situations like:

ecc src/main.c -I src -L src

... where all the source files, includes and DLLs are in the src directory. Currently, we must specify the src dir three times. The new flag would enable the user to simply provide a "root" directory, from which the files will be looked up.

Add code formatiing with clang-format

Self explanatory. This would add another dependency, but for my personal use it's ok. Code could optionally be formatted on every compilation.