dcr/docs/README.md

Introduction

DCR (Dexoron Cargo Realization) is a Cargo-style CLI for C/C++ projects.

Current DCR focuses on a simple, predictable workflow:

• create or initialize a project (dcr new, dcr init)
• build with debug or release profiles (dcr build)
• run binaries (dcr run)
• clean artifacts (dcr clean)
• update the installed binary (dcr --update)

What is implemented in this version

• Project configuration in dcr.toml with [package], [build], [dependencies].
• Recursive source discovery in src/:
  • C: *.c
  • C++: *.cpp, *.cxx, *.cc
• Compiler selection from dcr.toml (clang, gcc, cl, clang-cl, etc.).
• Two build kinds:
  • bin (default)
  • staticlib
• Optional custom output directory via build.target.
• Path dependencies with include/lib resolution and dcr.lock generation.

Important behavior notes

• dcr.toml is required for build, run, and clean.
• run works only with build.kind = "bin".
• Incremental rebuild currently tracks source file timestamps (not header dependency graphs).
• Object files are always created under target/<profile>/obj/.

Repository

• https://github.com/dexoron/dcr