The xPack Ninja Build

A standalone, cross-platform (Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux) binary distribution of Ninja Build, intended for reproducible builds.

Project documentation

For information on how to install and use this project, please refer to the project website.

Project source

The source code of the current release is available on GitHub tag v1.13.1-1.1 tree.

License

Unless otherwise stated, the original content is released under the terms of the MIT License, with all rights reserved to Liviu Ionescu.

Change & release log

Entries in this file are in reverse chronological order.

2025-10-03

• v1.13.1-1.1 published on npmjs.com
• v1.13.1-1 released
• 7434099 workflows bump deps
• eb7ee40 website: update folder hierarchies
• c74c761 prepare v1.12.1-1
• v1.12.1-1 prepared
• 8a4f963 re-generate website commons
• 8cae014 re-generate top commons

2025-04-16

• bb89944 test-sourceforge-downloads.yml update

2025-04-13

• b2462b5 test-sourceforge-downloads.yml update

2025-04-09

• e688479 test-sourceforge*: on every Saturday

2025-04-06

• 527f1c9 add test-sourceforge-downloads.yml
• 72d5b44 add test-sourceforge-downloads.yml
• 3c8ab7f test-sourceforge-downloads.yml update

2025-04-05

• 88d3ed6 test-sourceforge-downloads.yml update
• e480aad test-sourceforge-downloads.yml update
• 9160551 add test-sourceforge-downloads.yml

2025-03-23

• 4fe6bd7 update /licenses/MIT
• 07ae541 website: re-generate commons
• 0f5d049 re-generate commons
• 160fd1c website package.json shareOnTwitter update
• 469a2d4 website package.json author update
• 445dd55 website generate-website-commons update

2025-02-24

• 31a856d website: re-generate descriptive & permalink names
• 566d0e1 re-generate descriptive & permalink names

2025-02-23

• 54ec9be website: re-generate commons
• 0357796 re-generate commons

2025-02-18

• 4c71820 package.json: bump minimumXpmRequired 0.20.5
• d1d27b2 package.json: bump xpm 0.20.5

2025-02-17

• 398bb6e re-generate workflows with github runners
• 68cf2de re-generate workflows with macos self-hosted
• 9a6eeb7 re-generate workflows with github runners
• 635d7d4 re-generate common
• 6223fce re-generate workflows with self-hosted
• 8311ba7 re-generate workflows with self-hosted
• 785c03f re-generate workflows
• 8a01153 re-generate workflows
• 7d673d6 re-generate workflows
• b45eef6 1.12.1-2

2025-02-14

• a8b7bc5 re-generate commons
• ad1faea re-generate commons

2025-02-13

• 79fa52b re-generate commons

2025-02-09

• f51c492 ninja.sh: --extra-verbose

2025-02-07

• 07af9a8 website: re-generate commons

2025-02-04

• d4b2a7c website: re-generate commons
• 10095d6 build-assets: update generate-website-blog-post

2025-02-03

• e61d428 build-assets: bump deps
• 13fe0f2 website: re-generate commons
• 09e7837 website: re-generate commons

2025-02-02

• fc93e8c website: re-generate commons

2025-01-31

• 1097973 website: updates and final common rework

2025-01-30

• 3fecf0b website: rework getting-started
• e1bc842 website: more rework with commons

2025-01-29

• 5244406 website: more rework with commons

2025-01-27

• bea2f4b website: cosmetise imports

2025-01-26

• 642ffe4 website: rework with _project

2025-01-23

• c01abe6 website: re-generate commons

2025-01-22

• f68f606 website: re-generate commons

2025-01-21

• 3d0384d build-assets: cleanup actions
• 5e53a2e website: re-generate commons
• 2c0fdc0 website: re-generate commons
• 71d62f8 website: re-generate commons

2025-01-20

• 69d9503 re-generate commons
• 2be9361 website: re-generate commons

2025-01-19

• 5775f14 website: remove unused customField.js
• a6129c1 build-assets: move customFields to websiteConfig
• f11d3c3 website: re-generate commons

2025-01-17

• 2b7d93b website: re-generate commons
• 2fb59f4 re-generate commons
• 23b731a website: re-generate commons

2025-01-16

• 272a0ac website: re-generate commons
• d169d86 re-generate commons

2025-01-15

• 030f2e6 website: updates
• 71290f2 re-generate commons

2025-01-14

• 2e4cf2f re-generate commons
• 0c94076 re-generate commons

2025-01-13

• d6fb231 re-generate workflows
• 2d1331f copyright updates
• 04b2c24 copyright updates

2025-01-10

• a722c79 website: updates
• efc348c website: updates
• e895eaa website: updates

2025-01-09

• 452513e build-assets/package.json: bump deps
• 774bb86 website: updates

2025-01-02

• 3e5a078 package.json: cosmetics
• d394224 website: updates
• 67cc51c build-assets/package.json: bump deps

2024-12-31

• 12b21f1 website: updates

2024-12-30

• 8165530 package.json: bump deps
• 0b212db website: updates

2024-12-24

• d9caa4b website: updates
• da9d558 website: updates

2024-12-22

• 7c54989 website: updates
• 767f2dd website: add _xpack.github.io

2024-12-20

• 3d92ff3 website: updates
• d4568b4 website: updates
• 49c9596 website: updates

2024-12-11

• 278990f website: updates
• 0275750 website/blog updates
• d928fb8 website/blog/_templates/blog-post-release*
• 2be6d81 build-assets/package.json: bump deps

2024-12-04

• 4480e0d website: updates

2024-10-15

• 3f5a7ca website: updates
• bad3b27 website: updates

2024-10-14

• 52f8d87 website: updates

2024-10-13

• 8dd76e4 website: updates
• 608872d website: updates
• cfc9cf9 website: updates

2024-10-11

• 06cfd04 website: updates
• 8f30357 website/blog/_templates/blog-post-release*
• bf67791 website/blog/_templates/blog-post-release*

2024-10-10

• 2f373ee website: updates
• 3204e92 website: fix h1 bug
• c16efdf website: updates

2024-10-09

• 5b9d24c website move blog post templates
• 378f764 website: updates
• 9c09262 website: updates

2024-10-07

• 207f0df website: updates
• 0adad09 website: updates

2024-10-06

• 122e1d5 website: updates
• dec0ff7 website: updates
• e87d6cb re-generate workflows

2024-10-04

• 0eff859 website: updates
• 39c3291 templates/body-blog update

2024-09-18

• 1213f59 website: updates
• 7f44bc0 website update
• b30c5e7 build-assets/package.json: bump deps
• f326a6c build-assets/package.json: update customFields
• 8ac96ba build-assets/templates updates

2024-09-12

• ee300d0 update scripts copyright notices
• dec895a build-assets/templates update

2024-09-09

• a7b7356 1.12.1-1.1
• 6ef411d CHANGELOG: publish npm v1.12.1-1.1
• v1.12.1-1 published on npmjs.com
• c58d3c4 package.json: update urls for 1.12.1-1.1 release
• 4fa35e6 blog post release 1.12.1-1 published
• c3f8cae build-assets/templates updates
• c4806d8 CHANGELOG update
• 94326f6 ninja.sh: rework test .cmd & script
• a963ce5 CHANGELOG update
• 9eed95b README update
• e2ab19c remove 1.12.1-1 patch

2024-09-06

• 43c981e website update
• b412de1 ninja.sh: use patch
• 1887b4e add patches/README
• 2e8f39d add ninja-1.12.1-1.git.patch
• d506b60 VERSION 1.12.1-1
• c981efa build-assets/package.json: bump deps
• 6829cfa website update
• 0a6046c ninja.sh: switch to upstream git
• ed46f05 package.json: 1.12.1-1.1.pre
• e3098ec generate website
• bdf042f re-generate workflows

2024-08-17

• 6359811 website remove preliminary
• b8f0357 build-assets/package.json: updates
• fdead27 templates/body-blog update
• e727b0b templates/body-github: update
• 042c716 re-generate workflows

2024-08-16

• f71f40a templates/body-github: update

2024-08-14

• e868594 build-assets/package.json: updates

2024-08-09

• fd4567d READMEs update
• d8fc42a package.json: git+https
• aa69488 build-assets/package.json: updates
• b74d46d templates/body-blog update

2024-08-07

• 15c1d41 build-assets/package.json: updates
• 1ac7e6e build-assets/package.json: updates
• f4a6c7c website: preliminary content
• b2ff362 build-assets updates

2024-08-04

• 092212b package.json: bump deps
• a3faf8b website: re-generate
• 87724ef move to build-assets/templates
• addab36 body-jekyll update
• 5428435 build-assets/package.json: build-development & docker 5.2.2

2024-08-02

• 97d080c package.json: bump deps
• 8799726 ninja.sh: -Wno-dev
• 6c27627 website: regenerate commons
• 02724d9 re-generate workflows & update assets for 'development'

2024-08-01

• a3086cb re-generate scripts
• ee705e9 package.json: docker 5.2.2
• d707e13 README update
• ded7e31 README update
• fb8cb44 prepare v1.12.1-2
• f2e359e website: preliminary content
• ff58b88 updates for build-assets
• 2fc5b2c move to build-assets
• 816cd41 re-generate workflows
• d83b671 README updates
• f296104 package.json: rename build-development*

2024-07-27

• ae2114a package.json: add actions, bump deps
• 043e048 templates/jekyll update

2024-07-23

• d678ef3 READMEs update
• 900c979 package.json: rework generate workflows
• 7d1bc71 package.json: bump deps

2024-07-22

• 6f10658 re-generate workflows
• daf5d26 re-generate workflows
• af48c28 re-generate workflows
• 04413eb re-generate workflows
• 5c0161a re-generate workflows
• cc0a796 re-generate workflows
• 1edd11c workflow linux move publish
• 088dccf workflow linux fix syntax
• 8c293b4 workflow linux separate upload
• 0ebb2d4 build-linux: try upload v2
• a8e49b5 package.json: xbb 5.2.1
• 02058a2 package.json: loglevel: info
• 352996f package.json: bump deps
• 211969a scripts update
• 365bcb4 templates/jekyll update
• f26aaaf re-generate workflows

2024-06-17

• 3115b81 re-generate workflows
• 1029e6a re-generate workflows
• e1c334c workflow cleanups
• 8b980a5 fix deep-clean, remove build-all
• 841b502 package-lock.json update
• 0a3532a README update
• 83377b6 prepare v1.12.1-1
• 8f19050 prepare v1.12.1-1
• 4e1820a re-generate workflows with new names
• 9464599 package.json update actions
• 1a0f107 re-generate workflows
• c097b3f re-generate workflows
• 537d05c re-generate workflows
• 891935f package.json: update actions
• b4b1ec5 re-generate workflows with new names
• 8a47929 re-generate workflows
• 57edafc re-generate workflows
• ab7e9d1 re-generate workflows
• 04330ce re-generate workflows
• f43d963 re-generate workflows
• 8d4e2fe re-generate workflows
• 4174b40 re-generate workflows

2024-06-16

• 968e1a6 re-generate workflows
• b6db60a re-generate workflows
• eb87946 re-generate workflows
• 211fabe re-generate workflows
• 90d211f re-generate workflows
• ae9bac9 package.json: bump deps
• 8e2b865 re-generate workflows
• 812926e application.sh update

2024-06-10

• d7c98cf re-generate workflows
• 92a5fd6 re-generate workflows
• 3406ef9 re-generate workflows
• 51ec5aa re-generate workflows
• 26eeeba re-generate workflows

## 2024-06-09

• 768fc07 re-generate workflows
• f681b2d re-generate workflows
• ca105ae re-generate workflows

2024-06-08

• 57ff0eb re-generate workflows
• d66d212 re-generate workflows
• 67f7dbb re-generate workflows
• 2914175 regenerate workflows with generate report
• 4a3d469 re-generate workflows
• 146f3dc package.json: bump deps

2024-05-28

• 2f27aa4 README update

2024-05-23

• c549064 package.json: clang 16.0.6-1.1

2024-05-18

• 482b0bf rework git_clone call
• 566a521 READMEs update
• 65fc73f package.json: XBB_ENVIRONMENT_SKIP_CHECKS

2024-05-17

• add7588 ninja.sh: use XBB_LDFLAGS_STATIC_LIBS

2024-05-16

• 6940d42 READMEs update

2024-05-09

• 69950cd use is_develop and with_strip

2024-05-03

• ed47020 package.json: add bison to deps

2024-05-02

• fa08644 package.json: add m4 to deps
• eb62df3 package.json: clang 17.0.6-1.1
• 716ce1d ninja.sh: conditional -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET

2024-04-04

• 91c3e4c README update
• 5aa75be package.json: clang 17
• 1f49daf package.json: bump deps
• aa00dc1 re-generate workflows

2024-03-22

• f061ace package.json: xpm-version 0.18.0

2024-03-08

• 8d7e8f6 package.json: xpm-version 0.18.0

2024-03-07

• 2104332 package.json: xpm-version 0.18.0
• ff4d9c2 package.json: bump deps

2024-03-06

• bb1dff9 body-jekyll update
• 0826280 package.json: bump deps

2024-02-07

• cbfd32b READMEs update
• a27da38 package.json: bump deps

2023-12-03

• c2d7da8 package.json: bump deps
• 697f3ce re-generate workflows

2023-11-16

• b00333f build-xbbla32 cleanup
• 3066ea5 build-xbbla32 debug ls -l
• 8828b36 build-xbbla32 debug ls -l
• efa345a build-xbbla32 debug ls -l
• 1594e12 build-xbbla32 debug ls -l
• 66e3e75 build-xbbla32 debug ls -l
• 2476ee9 build-xbbla32 debug ls -l
• 7159f58 build-xbbla32 debug ls -l
• 4987773 build-xbbla32 use linux32 bash
• 5914cee build-xbbla32 use linux32
• 8f136f7 try ampere

2023-11-12

• 6d8797c package.json: bump deps

2023-09-25

• e65a5a8 body-jekyll update

2023-09-20

• 65183e1 package.json: bump deps

2023-09-16

• f6379de package.json: add linux32
• a4694ee body-jekyll update

2023-09-11

• 020c3df package.json: bump deps

2023-09-08

• 1330753 package.json: bump deps

2023-09-06

2023-09-06

• 8011af9 package.json: bump deps
• 9469e95 READMEs update
• 4d82a54 body-jekyll update
• 6e39672 1.11.1-3.1
• 30ac425 CHANGELOG: publish npm v1.11.1-3.1
• 1873457 package.json: update urls for 1.11.1-3.1 release

2023-09-05

• b98bb93 README update
• 6861bbc CHANGELOG update
• b599303 README update
• d3945ad .vscode/settings.json: ignoreWords
• c159184 README update
• 8c9d219 package.json update
• 762355b package.json: bump deps
• ca0ac7c prepare v1.11.1-3
• fea22fc CHANGELOG update
• c500001 README update
• e365c35 dot.*ignore update
• bc5881a re-generate workflows
• 481431b READMEs update
• f67d7f3 package.json: bump deps

2023-09-03

• c68a6bb package.json: bump deps

2023-08-28

• db01444 READMEs update

2023-08-25

• 337a803 package.json: rm xpack-dev-tools-build/*
• 81e39f2 package.json: bump deps

2023-08-21

• 2b2bb40 READMEs update
• 5ec8d82 package.json: bump deps

2023-08-19

• a10992f READMEs update
• 0dc2adf package.json: bump deps

2023-08-15

• ac2b5f1 re-generate workflows
• 9b5600d README-MAINTAINER rename xbbla
• 65d1967 package.json: rename xbbla
• 077bf04 package.json: bump deps
• 335ff4c READMEs update
• 38520e7 package.json: bump deps

2023-08-05

• f646bf3 READMEs update

2023-08-04

• 4ded8d0 READMEs update
• 8afc87d READMEs update
• 1efea34 package.json: add build-develop-debug
• d76848a READMEs update

2023-08-03

• f11c094 package.json: reorder build actions
• dd8cf9d READMEs update
• d6d5822 package.json: bump deps

2023-07-28

• ec89b5e READMEs update
• ad7abf3 READMEs update
• 40b93d1 package.json: bump deps
• 3c731db package.json: liquidjs --context --template
• 8490d96 scripts cosmetics
• fefe4b7 re-generate workflows
• 4e76125 READMEs update
• 53fe610 package.json: minXpm 0.16.3 & @xpack-dev-tools/xbb-helper
• 41a6193 READMEs update
• 4843758 package.json: bump deps

2023-07-26

• 2f90082 package.json: move scripts to actions
• 2a428ff package.json: update xpack-dev-tools path
• 4a3f746 READMEs update xpack-dev-tools path
• e9d753c body-jekyll update
• 5a18017 READMEs update

2023-07-17

• 340c7ad package.json: bump deps

2023-03-31

• 8b9dbc3 dependencies CMAKE=$(which cmake)

2023-03-25

• 9dd5d37 READMEs update
• 26ea605 READMEs update prerequisites
• 17c5ca6 package.json: mkdir -pv cache

2023-02-22

• a95175a READMEs update

2023-02-14

• 031c471 body-jekyll update

2023-02-10

• daa86a2 READMEs update

2023-02-07

• e3d24b8 READMEs update
• e384848 body-jekyll update

2023-01-31

• db80736 re-generate workflows
• 3f88601 package.json:bump deps

2023-01-28

• 91bc3a6 README-MAINTAINER remove caffeinate xpm
• 4625ad9 ninja.sh: cosmetics
• 7881335 ninja.sh: use MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET
• 0c70e0b ninja.sh: use versioning functions
• cfa6ea5 README-MAINTAINER remove caffeinate xpm

2023-01-27

• adb0d76 package.json: reorder scripts

2024-01-24

• 6390849 README updates
• d20372f 1.11.1-2.1
• 9211692 package.json: 1.11.1-2.1-pre
• 0a7efb9 1.11.1-2.1
• a9a3724 CHANGELOG: publish npm v1.11.1-2.1
• 50387a3 README update
• 67d229c package.json: update urls for 1.11.1-2.1 release
• fb9c339 CHANGELOG update
• v1.11.1-2 released
• 7c8658f re-generate workflows with xpm@next

2023-01-23

• c7e074b re-generate workflows
• 124147e package.json:bump deps

2023-01-22

• 7ab4638 README update

2023-01-11

• 946efd8 build-xbbli.yml: re-generate
• 0e322ce build-xbbli.yml: try xpack/release-action
• 7a05090 cosmetize xbb_adjust_ldflags_rpath

2023-01-09

• aea8579 ninja.sh: verbose build only when IS_DEVELOP
• a9bf804 package.json: bump deps
• fa57cb2 package.json: loglevel info
• 052b705 versioning.sh: add comment before *_installed_bin

2023-01-02

• 0182d29 package.json: add gcc to windows deps
• 80012a6 ninja.sh: use CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Windows

2023-01-01

• 5f8fd45 package.json: pass xpm version & loglevel

2022-12-30

• da58fb9 README-MAINTAINER: xpm run install
• 8aeb17d package.json: bump deps
• c6584fc versioning.sh: regexp

2022-12-27

• 9ee4e85 README update
• 2557309 echo FUNCNAME[0]
• f2a8d3b re-generate from templates
• ddbb431 cosmetics: move versions to the top

2022-12-26

• 2816fb3 README updates
• 1e9d890 README update

2022-12-25

• 808adfb versioning.sh: remove explicit xbb_set_executables_install_path

2022-12-24

• fb300c3 CHANGELOG update
• be316e3 versioning.sh: explicit set_executables
• fd5b3b1 READMEs updates
• 44db22d package.json: update
• 028fb94 package.json: bump deps
• 7e131e7 re-generate from templates
• 4aa96b9 versioning.sh: update
• 0809c19 ninja.sh: update for XBBHOST*
• c1568e6 rename functions
• update for XBB v5.0.0

2022-10-08

• v1.11.1-2 prepared

2022-08-31

• v1.11.1-1.1 published on npmjs.com
• v1.11.1-1 released

2022-05-17

• v1.11.0-1.1 published on npmjs.com
• v1.11.0-1 released
• optimize cmd.exe processing in ninja.git

2022-05-16

• v1.11.0-1 prepared

2021-12-06

• v1.10.2-5.1 published on npmjs.com
• v1.10.2-5 released

2021-11-20

• v1.10.2-5 prepared
• update build scripts for Apple Silicon

2021-10-13

• v1.10.2-4.1 published on npmjs.com
• v1.10.2-4 released
• update for new build scripts & xbb v3.3

2021-09-16

• v1.10.2-4 prepared
• update build scripts

2021-04-28

• v1.10.2-3.1 published on npmjs.com
• v1.10.2-3 released
• [#1] - add quotes to cmd.exe /c to fix meson builds on windows

2021-03-16

• v1.10.2-2.1 published on npmjs.com
• v1.10.2-2 released
• use local fork, with cmd.exe fix

2020-12-19

• v1.10.2-1.2 published on npmjs.com
• v1.10.2-1 released

2020-09-28

• v1.10.0-1.1 published on npmjs.com
• v1.10.0-1 released

2020-07-23

• v1.10.0-1 prepared