how to let github action to run codeblocks.exe to build cbp project

[ollydbg]

Any one has such experience before? I mean I have a cbp project, and I'd like to run something like:

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codeblocks.exe --no-associative --no-dde --target="Release" --build test.cbp

Thanks.

I found one discussion 6 years ago, but this is on a linux build, see this: github action [Resolved]

[ollydbg]

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Run # Quietly build the Code::Blocks project in CLI mode
  # Quietly build the Code::Blocks project in CLI mode
  codeblocks --no-splash-screen --no-associative --no-dde --target="Release" --build image-label-gui.cbp
  shell: D:\a\_temp\setup-msys2\msys2.CMD {0}
  env:
    MSYSTEM: UCRT64
Starting Code::Blocks Release 25.03  rev 0 Jul 28 2026, 05:55:01 - wxWidgets 3.2.10 - gcc 16.1.0 (Windows, unicode) - 64 bit
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Master path of compiler ID "gcc" is empty -> triggers auto-detection.
Master path of compiler ID "msvctk" is empty -> triggers auto-detection.
Master path of compiler ID "msvc8" is empty -> triggers auto-detection.
Master path of compiler ID "mTerminate batch job (Y/N)? 
Error: The operation was canceled.

I see it just hangs. Maybe some message box jumps out, and it is waiting for user input or click.

see:

https://github.com/asmwarrior/image-label-gui/actions/runs/36129683779/job/108053833030

[Miguel Gimenez]

Probably the "Select default compiler" dialog...

[ollydbg]

Probably the "Select default compiler" dialog...

Yes, is it possible to supply a dummy/default default.conf file for the codeblocks.exe to run? So that it use the default msys2's gcc compiler path.

From this project:

Jarod42/premake-sample-projects: Premake sample projects to easily test generators

I see a sample(default) configure file is supplied for codeblocks.

[ollydbg]

https://github.com/asmwarrior/image-label-gui/actions/runs/36323032087

This is my recent progress. I use cbp2make to generate a makefile from cbp, and later build the makefile.

[Wkerry]

Check out "headless" search in the sourceforge tickets as there may be a better option that you may not have spotted, but I could be wrong.
There may be other keywords to see if there is a CI/CD patch.

[ollydbg]

Check out "headless" search in the sourceforge tickets as there may be a better option that you may not have spotted, but I could be wrong.
There may be other keywords to see if there is a CI/CD patch.

OK, thanks, I will try it.

Add headless batch mode support

Inform user about status of project loading/​saving

Crash on trying to run codeblocks headless in xvfb

It looks like the first 1 is the best match.

[christo]

Hi @ollydbg,

Could you please try below patch? I could see compiler auto-detection dialogue when I tested build via command line in Ubuntu, below patch avoided it.

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diff --git a/src/sdk/compilerfactory.cpp b/src/sdk/compilerfactory.cpp
index f36e2beb9..87f2eb5ae 100644
--- a/src/sdk/compilerfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/sdk/compilerfactory.cpp
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ void CompilerFactory::LoadSettings()
     }
 
     // auto-detect missing compilers
-    if (needAutoDetection)
+    if (needAutoDetection && !Manager::IsBatchBuild())
     {
         AutoDetectCompilers adc(Manager::Get()->GetAppWindow());
         PlaceWindow(&adc);

[ollydbg]

Hi @ollydbg,

Could you please try below patch? I could see compiler auto-detection dialogue when I tested build via command line in Ubuntu, below patch avoided it.

Code

diff --git a/src/sdk/compilerfactory.cpp b/src/sdk/compilerfactory.cpp
index f36e2beb9..87f2eb5ae 100644
--- a/src/sdk/compilerfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/sdk/compilerfactory.cpp
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ void CompilerFactory::LoadSettings()
     }
 
     // auto-detect missing compilers
-    if (needAutoDetection)
+    if (needAutoDetection && !Manager::IsBatchBuild())
     {
         AutoDetectCompilers adc(Manager::Get()->GetAppWindow());
         PlaceWindow(&adc);

Thanks. I will try it.

Under Windows, sometimes, I use some AI agent, and those agent will call codeblocks.exe in the command line to build the cbp project. I always see the build log dialog opened when the AI agent call the build process, but in-fact, I never see the compiler setting dialog. Maybe the compiler was already configured. I can basically created a default.conf file(just a xml file) to used in the github action, in the default.conf file, I can set all the compiler paths.

Another issue is the "global compiler variables", when it is empty in the default.conf, it will popup a dialog to let the user sets.