conan create
$ conan create [-h] [-j JSON] [-k] [-kb] [-ne] [-tbf TEST_BUILD_FOLDER]
[-tf TEST_FOLDER] [-m [MANIFESTS]]
[-mi [MANIFESTS_INTERACTIVE]] [-v [VERIFY]] [-b [BUILD]]
[-e ENV] [-o OPTIONS] [-pr PROFILE] [-r REMOTE]
[-s SETTINGS] [-u] [-l [LOCKFILE]]
path reference
Builds a binary package for a recipe (conanfile.py).
Uses the specified configuration in a profile or in -s settings, -o options etc. If a ‘test_package’ folder (the name can be configured with -tf) is found, the command will run the consumer project to ensure that the package has been created correctly. Check ‘conan test’ command to know more about ‘test_folder’ project.
positional arguments:
path Path to a folder containing a conanfile.py or to a
recipe file e.g., my_folder/conanfile.py
reference user/channel, version@user/channel or
pkg/version@user/channel (if name or version declared
in conanfile.py, they should match)
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-j JSON, --json JSON json file path where the install information will be
written to
-k, -ks, --keep-source
Do not remove the source folder in local cache, even
if the recipe changed. Use this for testing purposes
only
-kb, --keep-build Do not remove the build folder in local cache. Implies
--keep-source. Use this for testing purposes only
-ne, --not-export Do not export the conanfile.py
-tbf TEST_BUILD_FOLDER, --test-build-folder TEST_BUILD_FOLDER
Working directory for the build of the test project.
-tf TEST_FOLDER, --test-folder TEST_FOLDER
Alternative test folder name. By default it is
"test_package". Use "None" to skip the test stage
-m [MANIFESTS], --manifests [MANIFESTS]
Install dependencies manifests in folder for later
verify. Default folder is .conan_manifests, but can be
changed
-mi [MANIFESTS_INTERACTIVE], --manifests-interactive [MANIFESTS_INTERACTIVE]
Install dependencies manifests in folder for later
verify, asking user for confirmation. Default folder
is .conan_manifests, but can be changed
-v [VERIFY], --verify [VERIFY]
Verify dependencies manifests against stored ones
-b [BUILD], --build [BUILD]
Optional, use it to choose if you want to build from
sources: --build Build all from sources, do not use
binary packages. --build=never Never build, use binary
packages or fail if a binary package is not found.
--build=missing Build from code if a binary package is
not found. --build=cascade Will build from code all
the nodes with some dependency being built (for any
reason). Can be used together with any other build
policy. Useful to make sure that any new change
introduced in a dependency is incorporated by building
again the package. --build=outdated Build from code if
the binary is not built with the current recipe or
when missing binary package. --build=[pattern] Build
always these packages from source, but never build the
others. Allows multiple --build parameters. 'pattern'
is a fnmatch file pattern of a package reference.
Default behavior: If you don't specify anything, it
will be similar to '--build=never', but package
recipes can override it with their 'build_policy'
attribute in the conanfile.py.
-e ENV, --env ENV Environment variables that will be set during the
package build, -e CXX=/usr/bin/clang++
-o OPTIONS, --options OPTIONS
Define options values, e.g., -o Pkg:with_qt=true
-pr PROFILE, --profile PROFILE
Apply the specified profile to the install command
-r REMOTE, --remote REMOTE
Look in the specified remote server
-s SETTINGS, --settings SETTINGS
Settings to build the package, overwriting the
defaults. e.g., -s compiler=gcc
-u, --update Check updates exist from upstream remotes
-l [LOCKFILE], --lockfile [LOCKFILE]
Path to a lockfile or folder containing 'conan.lock'
file. Lockfile can be updated if packages change
This is the recommended way to create packages.
The reference field can be:
A complete package reference:
pkg/version@user/channel. In this case, the recipe doesn’t need to declare the name or the version. If the recipe declares them, they should match the provided values in the command line.The user and channel:
user/channel. The command will assume that the name and version are provided by the recipe.The version, user and channel:
version@user/channel. The recipe must provide the name, and if it does provide the version, it should match the command line one.
conan create . demo/testing is equivalent to:
$ conan export . demo/testing
$ conan install Hello/0.1@demo/testing --build=Hello
# package is created now, use test to test it
$ cd test_package
$ conan test . Hello/0.1@demo/testing
Tip
Sometimes you need to skip/disable test stage to avoid a failure while creating the package, i.e: when you are cross compiling libraries and target code cannot be executed in current host platform. In that case you can skip/disable the test package stage:
$ conan create . demo/testing --test-folder=None
conan create executes methods of a conanfile.py in the following order:
config_options()configure()requirements()package_id()build_requirements()build_id()system_requirements()source()imports()build()package()package_info()
In case of installing a pre-built binary, steps from 5 to 11 will be skipped. Note that deploy() method is only used in
conan install.