simple/sample Rakefile for C++

Rakefile

# constants

COMPILER = "g++"
EXEC = "hello"
FLAGS = "-Wall -Wextra"

OBJECTS = ['hello.o', 'add.o']
file 'hello' => OBJECTS

# tasks

desc "Compiling release version"
task :release => ["#{EXEC}"]

desc "Compiling debug version"
task :debug do

end

desc "Running unit tests"
task :test do
end

desc "Generating docs"
task :docs do
end

desc "Clean stuff"
task :clean do
	files = (Dir["*.o"] + Dir["#{EXEC}"]).uniq
	rm_f files unless files.empty?
end

desc "Compiling debug version and running tests"
task :default => [:debug, :test] do
end

# rules

rule '.o' => '.cpp' do |target|
	sh "#{COMPILER} #{FLAGS} -c -o #{target.name} #{target.source}"
end

rule "#{EXEC}" => '.o' do |target|
	sh "#{COMPILER} #{FLAGS} #{OBJECTS.join(" ")} -o #{EXEC}"
end