Add BUILD_STATIC option to create static libraries

Author: drdanz

.github/workflows/build-external-graphviz.yml

@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ jobs:
           - macos-latest
         build_type:
           - Debug
+        lib_type:
+          - Shared
+          - Static
         config:
           - qt_version: 6.6.2
             qt_modules: qtscxml
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ jobs:
           -DBUILD_TESTS=${{ matrix.build_type == 'Debug' }}
           -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=ON
           -DBUILD_DOCS=${{ matrix.build_type == 'Debug' && runner.os == 'Linux' }}
+          -DBUILD_STATIC=${{ matrix.lib_type == 'Static' }}
           -DWITH_INTERNAL_GRAPHVIZ=OFF
 
       - name: Build Project

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ jobs:
         build_type:
           - Debug
           - Release
+        lib_type:
+          - Shared
+          - Static
         config:
           - qt_version: 5.15.2
             qt_arch: win64_msvc2019_64
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ jobs:
           -DBUILD_TESTS=${{ matrix.build_type == 'Debug' }}
           -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=ON
           -DBUILD_DOCS=${{ matrix.build_type == 'Debug' && runner.os == 'Linux' }}
+          -DBUILD_STATIC=${{ matrix.lib_type == 'Static' }}
 
       - name: Build Project
         run: cmake --build ./build

CHANGES

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Version 2.0.0: (unreleased):
  * Use official Graphviz from upstream with -DWITH_INTERNAL_GRAPHVIZ=True
    (Bad side-effect: allows dynamic builds only)
  * Fixed build with more recent graphviz versions
+ * Buildsystem: new Option BUILD_STATIC to create static libraries
 
 Version 1.2.8:
 --------------

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
 #  Note: disabling tests also disables building the kdstatemachineeditor test application.
 #  Default=True
 #
+# -DBUILD_STATIC=[true|false]
+#  Build static libraries
+#  Default=false
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
@@ -76,6 +79,13 @@ else()
     option(BUILD_TESTS "Build the test harness" ON)
 endif()
 option(BUILD_QT6 "Build against Qt 6" OFF)
+option(BUILD_STATIC "Build statically" OFF)
+
+if(BUILD_STATIC)
+    set(BUILD_LIBRARY_MODE "STATIC")
+else()
+    set(BUILD_LIBRARY_MODE "SHARED")
+endif()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/ECM/modules")

src/core/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ if(GRAPHVIZ_FOUND)
     endif()
 endif()
 
-add_library(kdstatemachineeditor_core SHARED ${LIB_SRCS})
+add_library(kdstatemachineeditor_core ${BUILD_LIBRARY_MODE} ${LIB_SRCS})
 add_library(KDSME::Core ALIAS kdstatemachineeditor_core)
 target_link_libraries(
     kdstatemachineeditor_core
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ install(
     EXPORT KDSME_TARGETS
     ${INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS}
 )
-if(MSVC)
+if(MSVC AND NOT BUILD_STATIC)
     install(
         FILES "$<TARGET_PDB_FILE_DIR:kdstatemachineeditor_core>/$<TARGET_PDB_FILE_NAME:kdstatemachineeditor_core>"
         DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR}

src/debuginterface/debuginterfaceclient/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if(NOT BUILD_QT6)
     qt5_generate_repc(DEBUGINTERFACECLIENT_SRCS ../debuginterface.rep REPLICA)
 endif()
 
-add_library(kdstatemachineeditor_debuginterfaceclient SHARED ${DEBUGINTERFACECLIENT_SRCS})
+add_library(kdstatemachineeditor_debuginterfaceclient ${BUILD_LIBRARY_MODE} ${DEBUGINTERFACECLIENT_SRCS})
 
 if(BUILD_QT6)
     qt6_add_repc_replicas(kdstatemachineeditor_debuginterfaceclient ../debuginterface.rep)
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ install(
     EXPORT KDSME_TARGETS
     ${INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS}
 )
-if(MSVC)
+if(MSVC AND NOT BUILD_STATIC)
     # cmake-lint: disable=C0301
     install(
         FILES

src/view/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 file(GLOB_RECURSE QML_JS_FILES *.qml *.js)
 
 add_library(
-    kdstatemachineeditor_view SHARED
+    kdstatemachineeditor_view
+    ${BUILD_LIBRARY_MODE}
     command/command.cpp
     command/commandfactory.cpp
     command/createelementcommand.cpp
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ install(
     EXPORT KDSME_TARGETS
     ${INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS}
 )
-if(MSVC)
+if(MSVC AND NOT BUILD_STATIC)
     install(
         FILES "$<TARGET_PDB_FILE_DIR:kdstatemachineeditor_view>/$<TARGET_PDB_FILE_NAME:kdstatemachineeditor_view>"
         DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR}