EDP Build System

Documentation for the edp() shell function (~/.edp_helpers.sh) — the central build, deploy and service control tool for all EDP projects.

Architecture

All file transfers use tar-over-SSH. Deploy and compile are separate commands:

bash

edp <project> deploy [host]   # Push files to host, stop/start service
edp <project> compile [host]  # MSBuild on host, fetch exe back

Typical workflow:

bash

edp edpweb deploy eifert-dev      # Source auf Dev-VM schicken
edp edpweb compile                # Bauen + exe zurückholen
edp edpweb deploy dev-edpweb01    # Alles (inkl. exe) auf Remote deployen

Usage

bash

edp <project> <command> [options]

Commands

Command	Description
`deploy [host]`	Push project files via tar-over-SSH (default host: `$EDP_VM_HOST`)
`compile [host] [-b] [-p:Win32\|Win64] [-cfg:Debug\|Release]`	Compile on host + fetch exe (default host: `$EDP_VM_HOST`)
`start [host]`	Start Windows service
`stop [host]`	Stop Windows service
`status [host]`	Query service status
`log [filter] [--level=LEVEL]`	Stream live log (levels: fehler, debug, etc.)
`compilelog`	Tail the compile output log

Compile Options

•-b — Full Build (default: Make = incremental)
•-p:Win32 / -p:Win64 — Override platform (default from compile.config)
•-cfg:Debug / -cfg:Release — Override configuration (default from compile.config)

Deploy Flow

•Read TARGET_DIR from compile.config (default: project name)
•Stop Windows service (if SERVICE_NAME set)
•tar-over-SSH: push all project files to C:\EDP\<target_dir> on target host
•Start Windows service (if SERVICE_NAME set)

Compile Flow

•Read config from <project>/compile.config
•CLI flags override defaults
•Stop Windows service (if SERVICE_NAME set)
•SSH to host: rsvars.bat → MSBuild → compile
•Check build output for success
•SCP the built exe back to Linux project directory
•Start Windows service (if SERVICE_NAME set)

compile.config Format

Each project has a compile.config in its repo root:

ini

PROJECT_NAME=edpweb.dproj
PLATFORM=Win64
CONFIG=Release
SERVICE_NAME=edpwebservice
TARGET_DIR=edpweb

Key	Description
`PROJECT_NAME`	Delphi `.dproj` filename
`PLATFORM`	`Win32` or `Win64`
`CONFIG`	`Release` or `Debug`
`SERVICE_NAME`	Windows service name (optional — omit if no service)
`TARGET_DIR`	Subdirectory under `C:\EDP\` (optional, defaults to project name)

Target Directory

All projects deploy to C:\EDP\<TARGET_DIR>. The TARGET_DIR defaults to the project name if not set in compile.config.

VM Configuration

•SSH alias: eifert-dev (configured in ~/.ssh/config)
•Default host: $EDP_VM_HOST (eifert-dev)
•VM host: KVM/libvirt, name EifertSystem_Development
•VM lifecycle: devvm start|stop|force-stop|status|console|ip

Adding a New Project

•Create compile.config in the project directory

•If the project runs as a Windows service, register it on the VM:

bash

ssh eifert-dev 'sc create MyService binPath= "C:\EDP\myproject\MyApp.exe"'

•Deploy and compile:

bash

edp myproject deploy        # Push source files
edp myproject compile       # Build + fetch exe