CLI Reference

Installation

Flint is currently available only for Linux.

Prerequisits: - GCC/Clang compiler chain - GIT

Run the following command in terminal:

curl -fsSL -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3.raw" https://api.github.com/repos/mainak55512/flint/contents/build.sh | bash

flint is invoked as:

flint <command> [args]

Running flint with no command prints a short usage summary and exits with status 1.

Initialize a new flint project in the current directory.

flint init

Add a remote library dependency by URL.

flint add <url>

Arguments

Argument	Description
`url`	The URL of the library to add as a dependency

Add one or more local libraries to the project.

flint add-lib [args...]

Arguments

Argument	Description
`args...`	One or more local library paths/names to register

Add one or more compiler/build flags to the project configuration.

flint add-flag [args...]

Arguments

Argument	Description
`args...`	One or more flags to add to the build configuration

Build the project.

flint build

Build (if needed) and run the project.

flint run

Generate a compile_commands.json file for the project, for use with editor/IDE tooling and language servers.

flint gen

Sync project dependencies (e.g. fetch/update declared libraries).

flint sync

Code	Meaning
`0`	Command completed successfully
`1`	No command provided, or an unknown command was given

Command	Description
`init`	Initialize a new project
`add <url>`	Add a remote library dependency
`add-lib [args...]`	Add local library dependencies
`add-flag [args...]`	Add build flags
`build`	Build the project
`run`	Build and run the project
`gen`	Generate `compile_commands.json`
`sync`	Sync dependencies