The root includes a global configuration in premake5.lua, and individual projects within the packages/ folder.

This template is developed on a Linux machine so problems may occur on a Windows system when using Visual Studio.

Premake5 structure based on TheCherno's Hazel structure.

• ./premake5.lua: Global configuration.
• ./packages/: Home for individual projects.
• ./bin/: Output for compiled binaries.
• ./bin-int/: Intermediary file storage.

You may develop using a Makefile or a Visual Studio solution, both of which must be manually generated using premake5.

Download and install premake5 for your system from https://premake.github.io/download.

In the root directory (the directory with the global premake5.lua file), run:

premake5 gmake2    # For Makefiles
                   # gmake should work too but based on previous experiences,
                   # gmake2 worked best

or

premake5 vs       # For Visual Studio solutions

All packages under packages/ will automatically be included in the build process, assuming they have their own premake5.lua defined (see packages/DemoApp).

Three build configurations cater to different needs:

• Debug: Symbols, debug preprocess variables, no compiler optimizations—for rapid development.
• Release: Symbols, production preprocess variables, compiler optimizations—for production-like inspections.
• Dist: No symbols, identical to Release—for the final public release.