BuildBuddy

BuildBuddy is a lightweight DevEx tool to automate building and testing small C projects using Make and SCons.

Example Project

BuildBuddy includes a simple C project: a Terminal Beep Sound Generator.
It demonstrates how BuildBuddy can automate the building and testing of interactive C programs.

Features

• Build C code using Make or SCons
• Easy-to-use Python CLI (powered by Typer and Rich)
• Clean build artifacts
• Visualize build settings
• Supports Debug and Release profiles
• Focused on developer experience and reproducibility

Usage

Build the project

python buildbuddy.py build --system=make --profile=debug
python buildbuddy.py build --system=scons --profile=release

Clean build artifacts

python buildbuddy.py clean

Visualize project setup

python buildbuddy.py visualize

Test the project

python buildbuddy.py test --system=make --profile=debug

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• rich
• typer
• gcc
• make
• scons