Add build steps to Visual Studio

modules/vstudio/tests/_tests.lua

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ return {
 	"vc2010/test_assembly_refs.lua",
 	"vc2010/test_build_events.lua",
 	"vc2010/test_build_log.lua",
+	"vc2010/test_build_steps.lua",
 	"vc2010/test_character_set.lua",
 	"vc2010/test_compile_settings.lua",
 	"vc2010/test_config_props.lua",

modules/vstudio/tests/vc2010/test_build_steps.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+--
+-- tests/actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_compile_settings.lua
+-- Validate compiler settings in Visual Studio 2010 C/C++ projects.
+-- Copyright (c) 2011-2020 Jason Perkins and the Premake project
+--
+
+	local p = premake
+	local suite = test.declare("vstudio_vs2010_build_steps")
+	local vc2010 = p.vstudio.vc2010
+	local project = p.project
+
+
+--
+-- Setup
+--
+
+	local wks, prj
+
+	function suite.setup()
+		p.action.set("vs2010")
+		wks, prj = test.createWorkspace()
+	end
+
+	local function prepare(platform)
+		local cfg = test.getconfig(prj, "Debug", platform)
+		vc2010.buildStep(cfg)
+	end
+
+--
+-- Check that we output nothing unless there is something to output
+--
+
+	function suite.buildStepNone()
+		prepare()
+		test.capture [[
+		]]
+	end
+
+--
+-- Check the basic build step example
+--
+
+	function suite.buildStepBasic()
+		buildcommands("Example.exe")
+		prepare()
+		test.capture [[
+<CustomBuildStep>
+	<Command>Example.exe</Command>
+</CustomBuildStep>
+		]]
+	end
+	
+--
+-- Check a normal build step setup
+--
+
+	function suite.buildStepCommon()
+		buildcommands("Example.exe")
+		buildoutputs("Example.out")
+		buildinputs("Example.in")
+		buildmessage("Hello World")
+		prepare()
+		test.capture [[
+<CustomBuildStep>
+	<Command>Example.exe</Command>
+	<Message>Hello World</Message>
+	<Outputs>Example.out</Outputs>
+	<Inputs>Example.in</Inputs>
+</CustomBuildStep>
+		]]
+	end
+	
+	
+--
+-- Check a more complex build step setup
+--
+
+	function suite.buildStepComplex()
+		buildcommands ( "Example.exe" )
+		buildoutputs { "Example.out", "Example2.out" }
+		buildinputs { "Example.in", "Example2.in" }
+		buildmessage("Hello World")
+		prepare()
+		test.capture [[
+<CustomBuildStep>
+	<Command>Example.exe</Command>
+	<Message>Hello World</Message>
+	<Outputs>Example.out;Example2.out</Outputs>
+	<Inputs>Example.in;Example2.in</Inputs>
+</CustomBuildStep>
+		]]
+	end

modules/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua

@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@
 		else
 			return {
 				m.clCompile,
+				m.buildStep,
 				m.fxCompile,
 				m.resourceCompile,
 				m.linker,
@@ -395,6 +396,31 @@
 		p.pop('</ClCompile>')
 	end
 
+--
+-- Write the the <CustomBuildStep> compiler settings block.
+--
+
+	m.elements.buildStep = function(cfg)
+		local calls = {
+			m.buildCommands,
+			m.buildMessage,
+			m.buildOutputs,
+			m.buildInputs
+		}
+
+		return calls
+	end
+
+	function m.buildStep(cfg)
+		if #cfg.buildCommands > 0 or #cfg.buildOutputs > 0 or #cfg.buildInputs > 0 or cfg.buildMessage then
+	
+			p.push('<CustomBuildStep>')
+			p.callArray(m.elements.buildStep, cfg)
+			p.pop('</CustomBuildStep>')
+		
+		end
+	end
+
 
 --
 -- Write the <FxCompile> settings block.
@@ -1514,6 +1540,12 @@
 		end
 	end
 
+	function m.buildInputs(cfg, condition)
+		if cfg.buildinputs and #cfg.buildinputs > 0 then
+			local inputs = project.getrelative(cfg.project, cfg.buildinputs)
+			m.element("Inputs", condition, '%s', table.concat(inputs, ";"))
+		end
+	end
 
 	function m.buildAdditionalInputs(fcfg, condition)
 		if fcfg.buildinputs and #fcfg.buildinputs > 0 then
@@ -1524,9 +1556,10 @@
 
 
 	function m.buildCommands(fcfg, condition)
+		if #fcfg.buildcommands > 0 then
 			local commands = os.translateCommandsAndPaths(fcfg.buildcommands, fcfg.project.basedir, fcfg.project.location)
-		commands = table.concat(commands,'\r\n')
-		m.element("Command", condition, '%s', commands)
+			m.element("Command", condition, '%s', table.concat(commands,'\r\n'))
+		end
 	end
 
 
@@ -1547,9 +1580,11 @@
 
 
 	function m.buildOutputs(fcfg, condition)
+		if #fcfg.buildoutputs > 0 then
 			local outputs = project.getrelative(fcfg.project, fcfg.buildoutputs)
 			m.element("Outputs", condition, '%s', table.concat(outputs, ";"))
 		end
+	end
 
 
 	function m.linkObjects(fcfg, condition)