toys/adtools-light/docs/design.md

• AdTools
• • Introduction
  • Objectives(Features)

AdTools

Introduction

adtools is a lightweight cross-platform tool set for C/C++ project management, include building, package managing, developed based on Python3 + CMake + Git + Docker + Nexus3.

Initially, it was developed for simplify the development and management of ADS modules, because ADS is a complex heterogeneous system and has a lot of modules with complex dependencies.

Objectives(Features)

• Based on CMake, so we can cross-platform easily, and support a lot of environments and IDEs.
• Simplify project dependency management and package management based on Git and Nexus3.
• Manage project(compose of modules) workspace based on Git.
• Support cross-compile via docker environment.
• As simple and easy to maintain as possible.
• Compatible with conan and vcpkg.