Add a `--make-dist` command to kiwix-build.

If specified, kiwix-build will not "make/install" the target but make
the dist archive (source).

It will build dependencies, as the make dist will try to compile and test
the target.

dependency_utils.py

@@ -229,6 +229,12 @@ class Builder:
         if hasattr(self, '_post_build_script'):
             self.command('post_build_script', self._post_build_script)
 
+    def make_dist(self):
+        if hasattr(self, '_pre_build_script'):
+            self.command('pre_build_script', self._pre_build_script)
+        self.command('configure', self._configure)
+        self.command('make_dist', self._make_dist)
+
 
 class MakeBuilder(Builder):
     configure_option = ""
@@ -285,6 +291,11 @@ class MakeBuilder(Builder):
         )
         self.buildEnv.run_command(command, self.build_path, context)
 
+    def _make_dist(self, context):
+        context.try_skip(self.build_path)
+        command = "make dist"
+        self.buildEnv.run_command(command, self.build_path, context)
+
 
 class CMakeBuilder(MakeBuilder):
     def _configure(self, context):
@@ -368,6 +379,10 @@ class MesonBuilder(Builder):
         command = "{} -v install".format(self.buildEnv.ninja_command)
         self.buildEnv.run_command(command, self.build_path, context)
 
+    def _make_dist(self, context):
+        command = "{} -v dist".format(self.buildEnv.ninja_command)
+        self.buildEnv.run_command(command, self.build_path, context)
+
 
 class GradleBuilder(Builder):
     gradle_target = "build"

kiwix-build.py

@@ -942,9 +942,17 @@ class Builder:
 
         builders = (dep.builder for dep in self.targets.values() if (dep.builder and not dep.skip))
         for builder in builders:
+            if self.options.make_dist and builder.name == self.options.targets:
+                continue
             print("build {} :".format(builder.name))
             builder.build()
 
+        if self.options.make_dist:
+            dep = self.targets[self.options.targets]
+            builder = dep.builder
+            print("make dist {}:".format(builder.name))
+            builder.make_dist()
+
     def run(self):
         try:
             print("[INSTALL PACKAGES]")
@@ -980,6 +988,8 @@ def parse_args():
                         help="Skip the source download part")
     parser.add_argument('--build-deps-only', action='store_true',
                         help="Build only the dependencies of the specified targets.")
+    parser.add_argument('--make-dist', action='store_true',
+                        help="Build distrubution (dist) source archive")
     parser.add_argument('--make-release', action='store_true',
                         help="Build a release version")
     subgroup = parser.add_argument_group('advanced')