conanfile.py

The conanfile.py is the recipe file of a package, responsible for defining how to build it and consume it.

from conan import ConanFile
class HelloConan(ConanFile):
    ...

Important

conanfile.py recipes use a variety of attributes and methods to operate. In order to avoid collisions and conflicts, follow these rules:

• Public attributes and methods, like build(), self.package_folder, are reserved for Conan. Don’t use public members for custom fields or methods in the recipes.

• Use “protected” access for your own members, like self._my_data or def _my_helper(self):. Conan only reserves “protected” members starting with _conan.

Contents:

• Attributes
  • Package reference
  • Metadata
  • Requirements
  • Sources
  • Binary model
  • Build
  • Folders and layout
  • Layout
  • Package information for consumers
  • Other
• Methods
• Running and output
  • Output text from recipes
  • Running commands