Xake is a build utility that uses the full power of the F# programming language. Xake is inspired by shake build tool.

Sample script

The simple script looks like:

#r "paket:
  nuget Xake ~> 1.1 prerelease
  nuget Xake.Dotnet ~> 1.1 prerelease //"

open Xake
open Xake.Dotnet

do xakeScript {
  rules [
    "main" <== ["helloworld.exe"]

    "helloworld.exe" ..> csc {src !!"helloworld.cs"}
  ]
}

This script compiles helloworld assembly from helloworld.cs file.

To run this script:

1. Clone the project:

   git clone http://github.com/xakebuild/xake
   

2. Run the "Hello world" build sctipt:

   cd samples
   dotnet restore dotnet-fake.csproj
   dotnet fake run gettingstarted.fsx
   

Further reading

• See the features.fsx script for various samples.
• We have the introduction page for you to learn more about Xake.
• And there're the documentation notes for more details.

Build the project

Once you cloned the repository you are ready to compile and test the binaries:

dotnet restore build.proj
dotnet fake run build.fsx -- build test

... or use build.cmd (build.sh) in the root folder

References

• documentation
• implementation notes
• Shake manual
• samples repository

Mono on OSX troubleshooting

Xake requires 'pkg-config' to locate mono runtime. Pkg-config utility is deployed with mono, but it's not included in $PATH. The options available are described on monobjc mailing list