adding build() in conanfile.py (#190)

Author: memsharded

tutorial/consuming_packages/conanfile_py/ci_test_example.py

@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ def run_example(output_folder=""):
 
     assert "ZLIB VERSION: 1.3.1" in cmd_out
 
+    # Make sure ``conan build`` works in every platform
+    if os.path.exists("build"):
+        shutil.rmtree("build")
+    run("conan build .")
+
 
 print("- Understanding the flexibility of using conanfile.py vs conanfile.txt -")
 

tutorial/consuming_packages/conanfile_py/complete_conanfile.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 
 from conan import ConanFile
+from conan.tools.cmake import CMake
 
 
 class CompressorRecipe(ConanFile):
@@ -30,3 +31,7 @@ def layout(self):
             self.folders.generators = os.path.join("build", str(self.settings.build_type), "generators")
             self.folders.build = os.path.join("build", str(self.settings.build_type))
 
+    def build(self):
+        cmake = CMake(self)
+        cmake.configure()
+        cmake.build()