compile script

glitch.gui/compile.pl

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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use File::Path qw(remove_tree make_path);
+
+# --- Configuration ---
+my $repo_url   = "https://github.com/lostjared/glitch.gui.git";
+my $repo_dir   = "glitch.gui_new"; # Clones to a fresh folder to avoid conflicts
+my $build_dir  = "build";
+
+print "--- Step 1: Cloning Repository ---\n";
+if (-d $repo_dir) {
+    print "Directory $repo_dir already exists. Updating instead...\n";
+    chdir($repo_dir);
+    system("git pull");
+} else {
+    system("git clone $repo_url $repo_dir");
+    chdir($repo_dir) or die "Could not enter directory: $!";
+}
+
+print "\n--- Step 2: Cleaning Source Path (Removing CMake Ghosts) ---\n";
+# This fixes the issue where CMake writes to the examples folder
+my @junk_files = qw(examples/CMakeCache.txt examples/Makefile examples/cmake_install.cmake);
+foreach my $file (@junk_files) {
+    if (-e $file) {
+        print "Removing $file...\n";
+        unlink($file);
+    }
+}
+remove_tree("examples/CMakeFiles");
+
+print "\n--- Step 3: Configuring Build ---\n";
+make_path($build_dir) unless -d $build_dir;
+chdir($build_dir);
+
+# We target the examples directory specifically since that's where your CMakeLists is
+if (system("cmake ../examples -B .") != 0) {
+    die "CMake configuration failed!";
+}
+
+print "\n--- Step 4: Compiling ---\n";
+my $cores = `nproc` || 4;
+chomp($cores);
+if (system("make -j$cores") == 0) {
+    print "\n--- Build Success! ---\n";
+    print "Binaries are located in: $repo_dir/$build_dir\n";
+} else {
+    print "\nBuild failed. Check for missing dependencies (OpenCV/acidcam).\n";
+}