Abel.Tool 0.3.7

Abel CLI Tool

Abel is an opinionated C++ build runner built around CMake + Ninja.

Commands

• abel build [paths...] [--release|--debug|--configuration <name>] [--verbose]
• abel run [paths...] [--release|--debug|--configuration <name>] [--verbose]
• abel format [--verbose]
• abel check [--configuration <name>] [--verbose]
• abel doctor [--verbose]
• abel list [--verbose]
• abel search <query> [--verbose]
• abel info <package[/variant]> [--verbose]
• abel init <name> [--type exe|module] (also bootstraps git + .gitignore)
• abel init --list-templates
• abel add <dep...> [--project <path>]
• abel module <name> [--project <path>] [--dir <relative-path>] [--partition <name> ...]
• abel help
• abel version

Configuration precedence for build/run: CLI (--release/--debug/-c) > project.json (build.default_configuration) > Release. Legacy header/src layout: set build.legacy_header_src_layout to true in project.json. For abel module, --project is optional. Abel searches upward and uses the nearest parent project.json when omitted. abel init creates a default C++ .gitignore and runs git init automatically. If git is unavailable, initialization still succeeds and prints a warning. project.json dependencies also support git modules via name@https://repo.git and optional refs name@https://repo.git#tag.

Path Resolution

• If no path is provided, Abel uses the current directory when project.json exists.
• If a directory has no project.json, Abel scans immediate child directories for projects.
• A direct project.json file path is also accepted.