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The files under waflib/Tools/ are kept API-compatible for the duration
of a middle version (currently 2.0).

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## ABOUT WAF
# ABOUT WAF
Waf is a Python-based framework for configuring, compiling and installing applications. Here are perhaps the most important features of Waf:
* *Automatic build order*: the build order is computed from input and output files, among others
* *Automatic dependencies*: tasks to execute are detected by hashing files and commands
* *Performance*: tasks are executed in parallel automatically, the startup time is meant to be fast (separation between configuration and build)
* *Flexibility*: new commands and tasks can be added very easily through subclassing, bottlenecks for specific builds can be eliminated through dynamic method replacement
* *Extensibility*: though many programming languages and compilers are already supported by default, many others are available as extensions
* *IDE support*: Eclipse, Visual Studio and Xcode project generators (`waflib/extras/`)
* *Documentation*: the application is based on a robust model documented in [The Waf Book](https://waf.io/book/) and in the [API docs](https://waf.io/apidocs/)
* *Python compatibility*: cPython 2.5 to 3.x, Jython 2.5, IronPython, and Pypy
* *Automatic build order*: the build order is computed from input and output files, among others
* *Automatic dependencies*: tasks to execute are detected by hashing files and commands
* *Performance*: tasks are executed in parallel automatically, the startup time is meant to be fast (separation between configuration and build)
* *Flexibility*: new commands and tasks can be added very easily through subclassing, bottlenecks for specific builds can be eliminated through dynamic method replacement
* *Extensibility*: though many programming languages and compilers are already supported by default, many others are available as extensions
* *IDE support*: Eclipse, Visual Studio and Xcode project generators (`waflib/extras/`)
* *Documentation*: the application is based on a robust model documented in [The Waf Book](https://waf.io/book/) and in the [API docs](https://waf.io/apidocs/)
* *Python compatibility*: cPython 2.5 to 3.x, Jython 2.5, IronPython, and PyPy
Learn more about Waf by reading [The Waf Book](https://waf.io/book/). For researchers and build system writers, Waf also provides a framework and examples for creating [custom build systems](https://gitlab.com/ita1024/waf/tree/master/build_system_kit) and [package distribution systems](https://gitlab.com/ita1024/waf/blob/master/playground/distnet/README.rst).
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Python >= 2.7 is required to generate the waf script:
```sh
$ python ./waf-light configure build
python ./waf-light configure build
```
## CUSTOMIZATION
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The Waf tools in waflib/extras are not added to the waf script. To add
some of them, use the --tools switch. An absolute path can be passed
if the module does not exist under the 'extras' folder:
```sh
$ ./waf-light --tools=swig
./waf-light --tools=swig
```
To customize the initialization, pass the parameter 'prelude'. Here is for example
how to create a waf file using the compat15 module:
```sh
$ ./waf-light --tools=compat15 --prelude=$'\tfrom waflib.extras import compat15\n'
./waf-light --tools=compat15 --prelude=$'\tfrom waflib.extras import compat15\n'
```
Although any kind of initialization is possible, using the build system kit
may be easier (folder build\_system\_kit):
```sh
$ ./waf-light --make-waf --tools=compat15,/comp/waf/aba.py --prelude=$'\tfrom waflib.extras import compat15\n\tprint("ok")'
./waf-light --make-waf --tools=compat15,/comp/waf/aba.py --prelude=$'\tfrom waflib.extras import compat15\n\tprint("ok")'
```
To avoid regenerating the waf file all the time, just set the `WAFDIR` environment variable to the directory containing "waflib".
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## HOW TO RUN THE EXAMPLES
Try this:
```sh
cp waf demos/c/
cd demos/c/
./waf configure build
```