builds small c++ projects, rewritten in bash so python is no longer required

build.sh

#!/bin/bash
# a simple build script suitable for compiling small projects
# written by jason wong

COMPILER="g++"
MAIN="main.cpp"
EXECUTABLE="a.exe"

# include and source directories
INCLUDES=( include )
SOURCES=( src )
LINK=( )

# compiler flags
FLAGS=(
    -std=c++11
    -Wall
    -Wextra
)

# you can ignore the rest of these
flag_str=""
for f in "${FLAGS[@]}"; do
    flag_str="$flag_str $f"
done

include=""
for i in "${INCLUDES[@]}"; do
    include="$include -I\"$i/\""
done

sources=""
for directory in "${SOURCES[@]}"; do
    srcs=($(find ./$directory/ -type f | cut -d/ -f2-))
    for src in "${srcs[@]}"; do
        sources="$sources \"$src\""
    done
done

link=""
for l in "${LINK[@]}"; do
    link="$link -l$l"
done

cmd="$COMPILER $flag_str $include -o $EXECUTABLE $MAIN $sources $link"
echo $cmd
t1=$SECONDS
eval $cmd
t2=$SECONDS
duration=$(( t2 - t1 ))
echo "Operation time Elapsed: $duration seconds"