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__TOC__

= Ninja =

Ninja is a small build system written with the goal of reducing build time of large projects like Slicer.

Ninja currently works well on linux and mac. It also works on windows, but that's very new and may have issues. It works as an alternative to more commonly known '''make''' or '''GNU Make (gmake)''' build systems.

For more details, head on to http://martine.github.com/ninja/

= Installation =

== Building from source ==
=== Linux / MacOSX ===

Open up a terminal and execute the following commands:

<pre>
git clone git://github.com/martine/ninja.git
cd ninja
./bootstrap.py
</pre>

NOTE: Make sure ''git'' is in the path.

=== Windows ===
Open up a Visual Studio command prompt and execute the following commands:

<pre>
git clone git://github.com/martine/ninja.git
cd ninja
.\bootstrap.py
</pre>

NOTE: Make sure ''git'' is in the path.

== Linux packages ==
There are packaged versions available for Ninja on various Linux flavors.

For example, installing the ninja package on Ubuntu can be done using:
<blockquote><code>sudo apt-get install ninja-build</code></blockquote>

= Using it =
*CMake has Ninja generator support beginning version 2.8.8

All one needs to do is choose ''Ninja'' as the generator for the project in ''cmake-gui'' (GUI for CMake)

OR

<pre>
cd Slicer/bld
ccmake ../src -GNinja
</pre>

*QtCreator has Ninja support beginning version 2.6

= Test =
I was able to use Ninja to build Slicer on Mac OSX and Linux Ubuntu.

All the dependencies of Slicer built fine and build time was reduced considerably. Time statistics will soon follow.

I have tried using VS compiler on Windows for building Slicer using the above method. However, it was an unsuccessful attempt.
There were errors reported in building Python and ITK.

I will soon post my results of using QtCreator on Windows for building Slicer.

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 All the dependencies of Slicer built fine and build time was reduced considerably.
-The following table shows time statistics for a normal Slicer build on [http://www.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Documentation/4.2/Developers/Factory Factory] machine on MacOSX.
+The following table shows time statistics for a normal Slicer build on [[Documentation/4.2/Developers/Factory|Factory]] machine on MacOSX.
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 As observed, a fresh build takes approximately the same amount of time using both make and ninja. However, successive builds are much faster.
-NOTE: Ninja uses all CPU cores by default but for comparison purposes I use the same number of cores for both the build systems.
+'''NOTE:''' Ninja uses all CPU cores by default but for comparison purposes I use the same number of cores for both the build systems.
 I have tried using VS compiler on Windows for building Slicer using the above method. However, it was an unsuccessful attempt.

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 </pre>
 *Once configured using CMake, simply run the <code>ninja</code> in the build directory.
 *QtCreator has Ninja support beginning version 2.6

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 git clone git://github.com/martine/ninja.git
 cd ninja
-.\bootstrap.py
+.\configure.py --bootstrap
 </pre>

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 git clone git://github.com/martine/ninja.git
 cd ninja
-./bootstrap.py
+./configure.py --bootstrap
 </pre>

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 I was able to use Ninja to build Slicer on Mac OSX and Linux Ubuntu.
-All the dependencies of Slicer built fine and build time was reduced considerably. Time statistics will soon follow.
+All the dependencies of Slicer built fine and build time was reduced considerably.
 I have tried using VS compiler on Windows for building Slicer using the above method. However, it was an unsuccessful attempt.

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		+	== Linux / MacOSX ==
		+	*Once configured using CMake, simply run the <code>ninja</code> in the build directory.
	*QtCreator has Ninja support beginning version 2.6		*QtCreator has Ninja support beginning version 2.6

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 For example, installing the ninja package on Ubuntu can be done using:
-<blockquote><code>sudo apt-get install ninja-build</code></blockquote>
+<pre>sudo apt-get install ninja-build</pre>
 = Using it =

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Sankhesh.jhaveri: Created page with '__TOC__ = Ninja = Ninja is a small build system written with the goal of reducing build time of large projects like Slicer. Ninja currently works well on linux and mac. It als…'

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