conan create¶
$ conan create -h
usage: conan create [-h] [-f FORMAT] [-v [V]] [--name NAME]
[--version VERSION] [--user USER] [--channel CHANNEL]
[-l LOCKFILE] [--lockfile-partial]
[--lockfile-out LOCKFILE_OUT] [--lockfile-packages]
[--lockfile-clean] [-b BUILD] [-r REMOTE | -nr] [-u]
[-o OPTIONS_HOST] [-o:b OPTIONS_BUILD] [-o:h OPTIONS_HOST]
[-pr PROFILE_HOST] [-pr:b PROFILE_BUILD]
[-pr:h PROFILE_HOST] [-s SETTINGS_HOST]
[-s:b SETTINGS_BUILD] [-s:h SETTINGS_HOST] [-c CONF_HOST]
[-c:b CONF_BUILD] [-c:h CONF_HOST] [--build-require]
[-tf TEST_FOLDER]
path
Create a package.
positional arguments:
path Path to a folder containing a recipe (conanfile.py)
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-f FORMAT, --format FORMAT
Select the output format: json
-v [V] Level of detail of the output. Valid options from less
verbose to more verbose: -vquiet, -verror, -vwarning,
-vnotice, -vstatus, -v or -vverbose, -vv or -vdebug,
-vvv or -vtrace
--name NAME Provide a package name if not specified in conanfile
--version VERSION Provide a package version if not specified in
conanfile
--user USER Provide a user if not specified in conanfile
--channel CHANNEL Provide a channel if not specified in conanfile
-l LOCKFILE, --lockfile LOCKFILE
Path to a lockfile. Use --lockfile="" to avoid
automatic use of existing 'conan.lock' file
--lockfile-partial Do not raise an error if some dependency is not found
in lockfile
--lockfile-out LOCKFILE_OUT
Filename of the updated lockfile
--lockfile-packages Lock package-id and package-revision information
--lockfile-clean Remove unused entries from the lockfile
-b BUILD, --build BUILD
Optional, specify which packages to build from source.
Combining multiple '--build' options on one command
line is allowed. Possible values: --build="*" Force
build from source for all packages. --build=never
Disallow build for all packages, use binary packages
or fail if a binary package is not found. Cannot be
combined with other '--build' options. --build=missing
Build packages from source whose binary package is not
found. --build=cascade Build packages from source that
have at least one dependency being built from source.
--build=[pattern] Build packages from source whose
package reference matches the pattern. The pattern
uses 'fnmatch' style wildcards. --build=![pattern]
Excluded packages, which will not be built from the
source, whose package reference matches the pattern.
The pattern uses 'fnmatch' style wildcards.
--build=missing:[pattern] Build from source if a
compatible binary does not exist, only for packages
matching pattern.
-r REMOTE, --remote REMOTE
Look in the specified remote or remotes server
-nr, --no-remote Do not use remote, resolve exclusively in the cache
-u, --update Will check the remote and in case a newer version
and/or revision of the dependencies exists there, it
will install those in the local cache. When using
version ranges, it will install the latest version
that satisfies the range. Also, if using revisions, it
will update to the latest revision for the resolved
version range.
-o OPTIONS_HOST, --options OPTIONS_HOST
Define options values (host machine), e.g.: -o
Pkg:with_qt=true
-o:b OPTIONS_BUILD, --options:build OPTIONS_BUILD
Define options values (build machine), e.g.: -o:b
Pkg:with_qt=true
-o:h OPTIONS_HOST, --options:host OPTIONS_HOST
Define options values (host machine), e.g.: -o:h
Pkg:with_qt=true
-pr PROFILE_HOST, --profile PROFILE_HOST
Apply the specified profile to the host machine
-pr:b PROFILE_BUILD, --profile:build PROFILE_BUILD
Apply the specified profile to the build machine
-pr:h PROFILE_HOST, --profile:host PROFILE_HOST
Apply the specified profile to the host machine
-s SETTINGS_HOST, --settings SETTINGS_HOST
Settings to build the package, overwriting the
defaults (host machine). e.g.: -s compiler=gcc
-s:b SETTINGS_BUILD, --settings:build SETTINGS_BUILD
Settings to build the package, overwriting the
defaults (build machine). e.g.: -s:b compiler=gcc
-s:h SETTINGS_HOST, --settings:host SETTINGS_HOST
Settings to build the package, overwriting the
defaults (host machine). e.g.: -s:h compiler=gcc
-c CONF_HOST, --conf CONF_HOST
Configuration to build the package, overwriting the
defaults (host machine). e.g.: -c
tools.cmake.cmaketoolchain:generator=Xcode
-c:b CONF_BUILD, --conf:build CONF_BUILD
Configuration to build the package, overwriting the
defaults (build machine). e.g.: -c:b
tools.cmake.cmaketoolchain:generator=Xcode
-c:h CONF_HOST, --conf:host CONF_HOST
Configuration to build the package, overwriting the
defaults (host machine). e.g.: -c:h
tools.cmake.cmaketoolchain:generator=Xcode
--build-require Whether the provided reference is a build-require
-tf TEST_FOLDER, --test-folder TEST_FOLDER
Alternative test folder name. By default it is
"test_package". Use "" to skip the test stage
The conan create command creates a package from the recipe specified in path.
This command will first ::comnand::export the recipe to the local cache and then build
and create the package. If a test_package folder (you can change the folder name with
the -tf argument) is found, the command will run the consumer project to ensure that
the package has been created correctly. Check testing Conan packages section to know more about how to test your Conan packages.
Tip
Sometimes you want to skip/disable the test stage. In that case you can skip/disable
the test package stage by passing an empty value as the -tf argument:
$ conan create . --test-folder=
See also
- Check the JSON format output for this command.
Using conan create with build requirements¶
The --build-require argument allows to create the package using the configuration and
settings of the “build” context, as it was a build_require. This feature allows to
create packages in a way that is consistent with the way they will be used later.
$ conan create . --name=cmake --version=3.23.1 --build-require
See also
- Read more about creating packages in the dedicated tutorial