node-gn is a Node.js native addon build tool using GN/Ninja, compared to
node-gyp which uses gyp as the native addon meta-build system.
Because the v8 project has already swithed to GN build system since version 6.6 related link,
using node-gn as the native addon build tool is a supplement to the node-gyp tool.
The npm pakcage in npm.js is gn-node, to install node-gn, you should run:
npm install -g gn-node
node-gn already contains builtin GN binary gn and Ninja binary ninja, so you don't have to
install GN and Ninja additionally.
To create a project using GN/Ninja as build tool, run:
# mkdir project_dir && cd project_dir
gn-node init
Configure your project with current Node.js enviroment:
gn-node args
The args.gn file will generated automatically in your build directory, which
contains the Node.js addon build configuration.
To generate Ninja build files, run:
gn-node gen
Or if your want to generate Ninja build files to a specified directory, for example: out/Release
gn-node gen out/Release
To build your project, run:
gn-node build
If your were generate Ninja build file to a specified directory, you should run:
gn-node build out/Release
The 'example' directory contians sample projects that using node-gn ad the build tool.
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Copyright (c) 2017 Shouqun Liu [email protected]
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