DCR — C/C++ Build Tool & Package Manager

Quick reference

# Installation (dcrup)
curl -fsSL https://sh.dcr-tool.ru | sh -s -- self-install
export PATH="$HOME/.dcr/bin:$PATH"
dcrup install stable                 # auto: cf → gh → sf → ya
# dcrup install stable --mirror cf   # CloudFlare / GitHub / SourceForge / Yandex

# Create a project
dcr new my-app
cd my-app

# Build and run
dcr build
dcr run

# Run tests
dcr test

# Add a dependency
dcr add fmt

# Generate IDE files
dcr gen vscode

Contents

Section	Description
Getting Started	Installation and first steps
Commands	All CLI commands
Reference	Configuration, build, dependencies, platforms
Testing	Built-in test framework
Recipes	Common scenarios
IDE Integration	VS Code, CLion, compile_commands.json
Self Update	Auto-update
FAQ	Frequently asked questions
Changelog	Version history
License	DCR and vendored library licenses
Contributing	DCR development

Features

• Incremental builds — mtime + .d headers + SHA256 fingerprint
• Parallel compilation — thread::scope, atomic task queue
• 7 backends — gcc/clang (unix_cc), MSVC/clang-cl (msvc), GAS, NASM, MASM, FASM, LLVM IR
• 8 project kinds — bin, staticlib, sharedlib, efi, elf, none, custom, flat-bin
• Disk images — optional [archive] packs FAT12/16/32 images after build
• Cross-compilation — short names and full triples
• Profiles — debug / release with field overrides
• Workspaces — multi-package projects with topological sort
• Registry + Git + Path — three dependency mechanisms
• IDE generation — VS Code, CLion, compile_commands.json, JSON metadata
• pkg-config — automatic system library discovery
• Per-command --help — dcr build --help, dcr new --help, etc.
• Man pages — man dcr, man dcr-build, man dcr-new