Ninja Build System

  1. Advanced Features and Techniques
    1. Response Files
      1. Command-Line Length Limitations
        1. Platform-Specific Limits
          1. Problem Identification
          2. Response File Implementation
            1. `rspfile` Configuration
              1. `rspfile_content` Specification
                1. File Generation and Cleanup
                2. Compiler Integration
                  1. GCC Response File Support
                    1. MSVC Response File Support
                      1. Linker Response Files
                      2. Best Practices
                        1. When to Use Response Files
                          1. Content Organization
                            1. Path Handling
                          2. Advanced Dependency Management
                            1. Dependency File Formats
                              1. Makefile Format
                                1. GCC Format
                                  1. MSVC Format
                                    1. Custom Formats
                                    2. Compiler-Specific Integration
                                      1. GCC Dependency Generation
                                        1. `-MMD` and `-MF` Flags
                                          1. Header Dependency Tracking
                                          2. MSVC Dependency Generation
                                            1. `/showIncludes` Flag
                                              1. Output Parsing
                                              2. Clang Dependency Features
                                                1. Module Dependencies
                                                  1. Header Maps
                                                2. Dynamic Dependencies
                                                  1. Runtime Dependency Discovery
                                                    1. Conditional Dependencies
                                                      1. Generated File Dependencies
                                                      2. Dependency Optimization
                                                        1. Minimizing Dependency Overhead
                                                          1. Caching Strategies
                                                            1. Incremental Updates
                                                          2. Ninja Tools and Utilities
                                                            1. Built-in Tools Overview
                                                              1. Tool Access Syntax
                                                                1. Common Use Cases
                                                                2. Cleaning Tools
                                                                  1. `clean` Command
                                                                    1. Full Clean Operations
                                                                      1. Selective Cleaning
                                                                        1. Clean Rule Configuration
                                                                      2. Analysis Tools
                                                                        1. `commands` Tool
                                                                          1. Command Line Inspection
                                                                            1. Debugging Build Issues
                                                                            2. `deps` Tool
                                                                              1. Dependency Analysis
                                                                                1. Dependency Chain Visualization
                                                                                2. `graph` Tool
                                                                                  1. GraphViz Output Generation
                                                                                    1. Build Graph Visualization
                                                                                      1. Graph Analysis Techniques
                                                                                    2. Query Tools
                                                                                      1. `query` Tool
                                                                                        1. Path Finding
                                                                                          1. Dependency Queries
                                                                                          2. `targets` Tool
                                                                                            1. Target Enumeration
                                                                                              1. Target Filtering
                                                                                            2. Interactive Tools
                                                                                              1. `browse` Tool
                                                                                                1. Web-Based Browsing
                                                                                                  1. Interactive Exploration
                                                                                                2. Performance Tools
                                                                                                  1. Build Profiling
                                                                                                    1. Performance Analysis
                                                                                                      1. Bottleneck Identification
                                                                                                    2. Cross-Compilation Support
                                                                                                      1. Toolchain Configuration
                                                                                                        1. Cross-Compiler Setup
                                                                                                          1. Target Architecture Specification
                                                                                                            1. Sysroot Configuration
                                                                                                            2. Generator Integration
                                                                                                              1. CMake Cross-Compilation
                                                                                                                1. Meson Cross-Files
                                                                                                                  1. GN Toolchain Definition
                                                                                                                  2. Platform-Specific Considerations
                                                                                                                    1. Windows Cross-Compilation
                                                                                                                      1. Embedded Target Support
                                                                                                                        1. Mobile Platform Builds
                                                                                                                        2. Testing Cross-Compiled Builds
                                                                                                                          1. Emulation Strategies
                                                                                                                            1. Remote Testing
                                                                                                                              1. Validation Approaches

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