only headers package

[highvoltagecontrol]

What is your question?

I have created only header package using the following conanfile.py:

class TypesmConan(ConanFile):
name = "types"
version = "1.0"
# No settings/options are necessary, this is header only
exports_sources = "include/*"
no_copy_source = True

def package(self):
    # This will also copy the "include" folder
    copy(self, "*.h", self.source_folder, self.package_folder)

def package_info(self):
    # For header-only packages, libdirs and bindirs are not used
    # so it's recommended to set those as empty.
    self.cpp_info.bindirs = []
    self.cpp_info.libdirs = []

How I can force conan to build custom name inside folder automatically during only header package creation as from example2? My custom folder have c/h files with their conanfile.py and CMakeLists.txt that suppose to build c/h files using only header package? The inside folder name is different than from example2 and it is not triggering the build...When I am changing the name to test_package and use the special requirment as self.requires(self.tested_reference_str), than automatic build is triggered but I dont want to use it only for tests but and a specific folder name but custom project of custom name...

Have you read the CONTRIBUTING guide?

• I've read the CONTRIBUTING guide

[memsharded]

Hi @highvoltagecontrol

Thanks for your question.

If you want to package a header-only, it can be important to add the package_type = "header-library" package type

It is true that there are some examples in https://docs.conan.io/2/tutorial/creating_packages/other_types_of_packages/header_only_packages.html, but it is true that the package_type and it is missing there, because those examples focus on some aspects like the package_info() and package_id() methods.

How I can force conan to build custom name inside folder automatically during only header package creation as from example2? My custom folder have c/h files with their conanfile.py and CMakeLists.txt that suppose to build c/h files using only header package? The inside folder name is different than from example2 and it is not triggering the build...When I am changing the name to test_package and use the special requirment as self.requires(self.tested_reference_str), than automatic build is triggered but I dont want to use it only for tests but and a specific folder name but custom project of custom name...

Sorry, I am afraid that I don't understand this question. My custom folder have c/h files with their conanfile.py and CMakeLists.txt that suppose to build c/h files using only header package?. But if your library contains .c files, then it is not a header-library, it would be regular library that needs to be compiled as either static or shared.

The inside folder name is different than from example2 and it is not triggering the build...When I am changing the name to test_package and use the special requirment as self.requires(self.tested_reference_str)

I am afraid that I don't understand this either.

The best way to clarify these kind of issues, would be to put a full minimal reproducible example in a repo and specify the exact commands you are using, with the output logs. It can be a fork of the examples2 repo, with your modifications for your question, or an independent repo just with the files you want.

Thanks for your feedback!

[memsharded]

Hi @highvoltagecontrol

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