actioncommons/Build Godot by Action Commons

Downloads Godot source and builds it via SCons for one or more platforms

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uses: actioncommons/build-godot@43162e5dd5d2ffa89ea4263bd2b5712f2bca86e0 # v1.1.0

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Inputs

name	description	required	default
version	Godot version to build, e.g. "4.4" or "3.6".	yes	—
flavor	Release flavor, e.g. "stable", "dev1", "beta2", "rc1".	no	stable
directory	Working directory for the build. Defaults to a freshly-created temporary directory when left empty.	no	""
timeout	Wall-clock timeout in seconds after which the build process is terminated. Set to 0 (or leave empty) for no timeout.	no	0
platform	Target platform(s), comma- or newline-separated. Allowed: android, ios, linuxbsd, macos, web, windows. A separate SCons invocation is run for each platform - target combination.	yes	—
target	Build target(s), comma- or newline-separated. Allowed: editor, template_debug, template_release. A separate SCons invocation is run for each platform - target combination.	yes	—
architecture	Target CPU architecture passed as arch= to SCons. "auto" lets SCons detect the host architecture. Allowed: auto, x86_32, x86_64, arm32, arm64, rv64, ppc32, ppc64, wasm32.	no	auto
options	Extra build options, comma- or newline-separated. Supported flags: create_header_archive - zip all .glsl, .h, .hh, .hpp, .inc, .inl files after build debug_symbols=[yes\|no] - control debug-symbol inclusion generate_bundle=[yes\|no] - generate a .app bundle (macos/ios) ios_simulator=[yes\|no] - build for iOS Simulator (ios only) optimize=[speed_trace\|speed\|size\|debug\|none\|custom]	no	""

Outputs

name	description
directory	Absolute path to the working directory used for the build.
header_archive	Absolute path to the ZIP archive of header files (.glsl, .h, .hh, .hpp, .inc, .inl). Only set when "create_header_archive" is included in the options input.