A cross-platform build utility based on Lua.
xmake is a lightweight cross-platform build utility based on Lua.
It uses xmake.lua to maintain project builds.
Compared with makefile/CMakeLists.txt, the configuration syntax is more concise and intuitive.
It is very friendly to novices and can quickly get started in a short time.
Let users focus more on actual project development.
New features
- #7742: Support Clang reduced-BMI compilation
- #7791: Add xmake test --output-on-failure
- #7854: Add Inno Setup packaging and set_displayicon support
- #7758: Support custom downloaders and improve aria2 reliability
- #7792: Support configs.configdirs for pkgconfig:: packages
- #7799: Support VERSION_PRERELEASE and semver VERSION_BUILD in config files
- #7808: Support C++23 with nvcc
- #7766: Add raddbg support on Linux
- #7743: Expose more native Lua functions through lib.lua.*
- #7752: Support Unicode escapes in the pure Lua JSON decoder
Changes
- #7852: Suppress unused-argument warnings for clang-cl
- #7855: Update MATLAB version detection through R2026b
- #7767: Warn when cached project settings shadow a local project
- #7780: Remove built-in Gitee and GitCode mirrors
- #7860: Add standalone addon distribution examples
- #7800: Improve isnan invalid-input tests
- Update the bundled tbox
- Update Ubuntu PPA targets and NetBSD CI dependencies
- Update PowerShell installer and RPM version metadata
- Add repository development conventions in AGENTS.md
Bugs fixed
- #7750: Fix Clang modules and compilation databases with MSVC environments
- #7770: Preserve MSVC system includes in clangd compilation databases
- #7849: Remove unused include flags when compiling Clang PCMs to objects
- #7788: Fix C++ module caches across build modes and project generation
- #7815: Fix clang-cl PCH dependency tracking
- #7819: Disable compiler caching for MSVC PCH creation
- #7798: Avoid unnecessary static re-archiving and stale merged archive members
- #7820: Prevent repository updates from resetting user projects and recover interrupted clones
- #7776: Fix recognition of locally installed addons
- #7809: Fix local-repository paths when installing and upgrading addons
- #7821: Activate the required version of installed addons
- #7761: Preserve usable MSVC environments when toolset detection fails
- #7813: Fix Ascend C toolchain detection and unchecked SDK loading
- #7853: Fix gxx/gcc tool and flag matching
- #7763: Enable C++ exceptions by default for clang-cl packages
- #7779: Include compiler runtime paths during Windows and MinGW package installation
- #7782: Fix MIDL detection when cross-compiling to ARM64
- #7772: Fix Qt debug library names on HarmonyOS
- #7789: Fix Homebrew package discovery for latest versions
- #7760: Fix quoted flags and Windows paths in the Conan generator
- #7857: Pass selected toolchains to Make-based package builds …
| Publisher | The TBOOX Open Source Group |
|---|---|
| Author | xmake-io |
| Version | 3.1.2+20261016 |
| Release date | 2026-10-16 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Installer type | nullsoft, portable |
| Architecture | x86, x64, arm64 |
| Package ID | Xmake-io.Xmake |
Install XMake build utility from the command line with Windows Package Manager (winget):
winget install --id=Xmake-io.Xmake -e
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