Use Ninja in CI, enable CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS by default

Author: ImSapphire

.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml

@@ -9,20 +9,14 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm]
+        os: [windows-2025, ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm]
         include:
-          - os: windows-latest
+          - os: windows-2025
             name: win64
-            target: ALL_BUILD
-            release_dir: Release # dir of driver binaries within env.CMAKE_BUILD_DIR, VS multi-config uses <CONFIG>/ subfolder
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             name: x64-linux
-            target: all
-            release_dir: "" # makefile single config won't have subfolder
           - os: ubuntu-24.04-arm
             name: aarch64-linux
-            target: all
-            release_dir: "" # makefile single config won't have subfolder
     env:
       # Indicates the CMake build directory where project files and binaries are being produced.
       CMAKE_BUILD_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/build
@@ -32,31 +26,47 @@ jobs:
       with:
         submodules: true
 
+    - if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+      name: Install Ninja
+      uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@v1.6.0
+      with:
+        add-repository: 'ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test'
+        packages: ninja-build
+        version: 1.0
+
     - uses: lukka/get-cmake@latest
 
     - uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2
 
     - name: Get submodule commit hashes
       id: submodule_hashes
       run: git submodule foreach --recursive git rev-parse HEAD > submodule_hashes.txt
-    
-    - name: Configure CMake
-      run: cmake -S "${{github.workspace}}" -B "${{env.CMAKE_BUILD_DIR}}" -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DSLIMEVR_BUILD_TESTS=ON
-      
-    - name: Build
-      run: cmake --build "${{env.CMAKE_BUILD_DIR}}" --config Release --target "${{ matrix.target }}" -j 6 --
+
+    - if: matrix.os == 'windows-2025'
+      name: Configure and build on Windows
+      shell: cmd
+      run: |
+        call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64
+        cmake -S "${{ github.workspace }}" -B "${{ env.CMAKE_BUILD_DIR }}" -G Ninja -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DSLIMEVR_BUILD_TESTS=ON
+        cmake --build "${{ env.CMAKE_BUILD_DIR }}" --config Release -j 6 --
+
+    - if: matrix.os != 'windows-2025'
+      name: Configure and build on Unix
+      run: |
+        cmake -S "${{ github.workspace }}" -B "${{ env.CMAKE_BUILD_DIR }}" -G Ninja -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DSLIMEVR_BUILD_TESTS=ON
+        cmake --build "${{ env.CMAKE_BUILD_DIR }}" --config Release -j 6 --
 
     - name: Upload driver
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
       with:
         name: slimevr-openvr-driver-${{ matrix.name }}
-        path: ${{ env.CMAKE_BUILD_DIR }}/${{ matrix.release_dir }}/driver
+        path: ${{ env.CMAKE_BUILD_DIR }}/driver
 
     - name: Upload tests
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
       with:
         name: tests-${{ matrix.name }}
-        path: ${{ env.CMAKE_BUILD_DIR }}/${{ matrix.release_dir }}/tests*
+        path: ${{ env.CMAKE_BUILD_DIR }}/tests*
 
   test:
     name: Run tests (${{ matrix.os }})
@@ -65,28 +75,25 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm]
+        os: [windows-2025, ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm]
         include:
-          - os: windows-latest
+          - os: windows-2025
             name: win64
-            target: ALL_BUILD
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             name: x64-linux
-            target: all
           - os: ubuntu-24.04-arm
             name: aarch64-linux
-            target: all
     steps:
       - name: Download build artifact
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: tests-${{ matrix.name }}
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}
-      - if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+      - if: matrix.os == 'windows-2025'
         name: Run tests on Windows
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/
         run: .\tests.exe
-      - if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
+      - if: matrix.os != 'windows-2025'
         name: Run tests on Unix
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/
         run: chmod +x ./tests && ./tests

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19)
 # PIE is required
 include(CheckPIESupported)
 check_pie_supported()
-set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
+set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 
 project(SlimeVR-OpenVR-Driver VERSION 0.2.0)
 set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)