Dev:Doc/Tools/Blender Tools Repo

Blender Tools

For developer tools we have a separate Git Repository.

This is to be used to keep tools which are not needed for building Blender but developers may find useful.

• Utility scripts for running checks on code for style, spelling.
• Utility scripts for code-base analysis, creating credits for eg.
• Configurations for 3rd party applications, IDE's.
• Any tools we develop specifically for working with Blender.

Repository Overview

• ./check_source/check_style_c.py - style checker.
  Depends on pygments Python module.
• ./check_source/check_spelling.py - spell checker.
  Depends on enchant Python module.

• ./config/ide - style configuration for QtCreator and Eclipse.

• ./utils/uncrustify.cfg - configuration for Uncrustify style checker.
  http://uncrustify.sourceforge.net
• ./utils/blender_update_themes.py - run to add new fields into existing XML themes.
• ./utils/make_cursor_gui.py - simple paint program to create pixmap cursors for wm_cursors.c
• ./utils/make_gl_stipple_from_xpm.py - Converter from 32x32 XPM images to a GL-Stipple array, typically for glutil.c

Setting Up the Repo

Using the git command line run:

git clone git://git.blender.org/blender-dev-tools.git source/tools

Example of running the style checker:

python3 source/tools/check_source/check_style_c.py source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_polygon.c