Building the Project

Prerequisites

Before building Nevo Engine, ensure you have the following installed on your Linux system:

• CMake (3.18 or higher)
• Ninja or Make
• C++ Compiler (GCC or Clang with C++20 support)
• GLEW, GLFW3, and OpenGL development libraries

Using the Build Script

The easiest way to build the engine is to use the provided build.sh script.

Default Build (Release)

./build.sh

Debug Build

./build.sh --debug

Clean Build

./build.sh --clean

Other Options

• --reldeb: Optimized build with debug symbols.
• -v, --verbose: Enable verbose output from the build system.
• -b, --build-dir: Specify a custom build directory.

Manual Build with CMake

If you prefer to use CMake directly:

1. Create a build directory:

   mkdir build && cd build

2. Configure the project:

   cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

3. Build the engine:

   cmake --build . --target nevo_engine

Build Optimizations

The CMakeLists.txt is configured with several optimizations for performance:

• Unity Builds: Enabled to reduce compiler overhead by grouping source files.
• Mold Linker: Automatically used if available for significantly faster linking.
• LTO (Link Time Optimization): Enabled for Release builds.
• Aggressive Optimization: Uses -O3, -ffast-math, and -funroll-loops in Release mode.

Artifacts

After a successful build, the shared library (libnevo_engine.so) will be located in the build directory. The build.sh script also automatically deploys the library and necessary headers to neighboring projects (e.g., ../Nevo-base).