bootstrap.help

Usage: ./bootstrap [options]    (0.98.9-2022-05-23)

'bootstrap' sets up GNU automake and libtool support for the Seq66 project
and creates the 'configure' script.  It can super-clean the project, removing
all generated files and directories.  It provides options to save trouble
passing long options to the configure script for some canned setups.

 --clean             Delete the usual derived files from the project.
 --full-clean        Delete all derived and configure-related files.  The
                     bootstrap script will need to be run again.
 --debug, -ed        Configure for debugging and disable shared libraries for
                     easier debugging.  Also: --enable-debug=gdb
 --release, -er      Configure for release.  Sets up a 'silent' build as well.
                     Equivalent to --enable-release; defaults to 'release'.
 --static            Do a static release build.
 --portmidi, -pm     Configure for qpseq66 (--enable-portmidi).
 --rtmidi, -rm       Configure for qseq66 (ALSA/JACK version, the default).
                     Implies --enable-rtmidi.  The official GUI is Qt 5.
 --port-refresh, -pr Enables the port-refresh feature for JACK.  Will be
                     the default once it works.
 --disable-jack, -dj Disables JACK support, enables rtmidi.
 --no-metadata       Disable JACK metadata support.
 --cli, -cli         Configure for seq66cli (command-line rtmidi version).
 --both              Build qseq66 and seq66cli in one pass.
 --no-nsm            Disable Non Session Manager support.  Saves some code.
 --profile, -prof    Enable profiling and debugging.
 --help              Show this help text.

There are other options too rare to document here. Read the bootstrap script.
The default (no options) bootstraps the project (e.g. runs 'autoheader'.)
Then one must run 'configure', which sets up for a normal release build.
A common option for 'bootstrap' is --enable-debug (-ed), which adds
--disable-shared and sets up the configure script for debugging without
needing "libtool --mode=execute gdb qseq66".  The most common command
sequence would be:

    $ ./bootstrap -er
    $ make &> make.log