Expert · Module 15 · Lesson 4 of 4
Shipping C++: Packages, Tests and Reproducible Builds
Turn a C++ library into a verifiable artifact with install rules, exported targets, tests and a build that can be recreated elsewhere.
By the end you can
- Separate build, test, install and package concerns
- Export a target with usage requirements instead of copying flags
- Identify inputs that make a build non-reproducible
Builds on Production Tooling: Sanitizers, Fuzzing and Static Analysis.
01 · A question first
The library passes tests in the source tree but consumers cannot find its headers, inherit its C++ standard or link the right dependency. What does a shipped target need to carry, and how can CI prove the same source produces the same kind of artifact?
Make a guess before you read on.
02 · The idea
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- Start with the problem
- How the idea works
- Why it is correct
- What it costs
- Pitfalls and variations
- Production guidance
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