FreeCAD Build Tool/ru

The FreeCAD build tool or fcbt is a python script located at It can be used to simplify some frequent tasks in building, distributing and extending FreeCAD.

Usage
With Python correctly installed, fcbt can be invoked by the command It displays a menu, where you can select the task you want to use it for: FreeCAD Build Tool Usage: fcbt [command parameter] possible commands are: - DistSrc        (DS)   Build a source Distr. of the current source tree - DistBin        (DB)   Build a binary Distr. of the current source tree - DistSetup      (DI)   Build a Setup Distr. of the current source tree - DistSetup      (DUI)  Build a User Setup Distr. of the current source tree - DistAll        (DA)   Run all three above modules - NextBuildNumber (NBN) Increase the Build Number of this Version - CreateModule   (CM)   Insert a new FreeCAD Module in the module directory For help on the modules type: fcbt ? At the input promt enter the abbreviated command you want to call. For example type "CM" for creating a module.

DistSrc
The command "DS" creates a source distribution of the current source tree.

DistBin
The command "DB" creates a binary distribution of the current source tree.

DistSetup
The command "DI" creates a setup distribution of the current source tree.

DistSetup
The command "DUI" creates a user setup distribution of the current source tree.

DistAll
The command "DA" executes "DS", "DB" and "DI" in sequence.

NextBuildNumber
The "NBN" command increments the build number to create a new release version of FreeCAD.

CreateModule
The "CM" command creates a new application module.