build.md

Using GN

Blimp only supports building using GN, and only supports building for Android and Linux. A quick overview over how to use GN can be found in the GN quick start guide.

Android setup

To setup GN, run the following command:

gn args out-android/Debug

This will bring up an editor, where you can type in the following:

target_os = "android"
is_debug = true
is_clang = true
is_component_build = true
symbol_level = 1  # Use -g1 instead of -g2
use_goma = true

Linux setup

For building for Linux, you can have a side-by-side out-directory:

gn args out-linux/Debug

Use the same arguments as above, but remove target_os.

is_debug = true
is_clang = true
is_component_build = true
symbol_level = 1  # Use -g1 instead of -g2
use_goma = true

Building

To build blimp, build the target blimp.

Building for Android

ninja -C out-android/Debug blimp

Building for Linux

ninja -C out-linux/Debug blimp