the path for clang_format_paths.py changed when the submodules
moved but format.cmd was never updated for that.
the work previously done by check_submodules.cmd is now done by
make_update.py so this file can be removed.
Several sub commands tried on their own
to locate python, given I wanted to look
in several locations for a broader libdir
compatibility this is best done in a
central location.
Python 3.9 is still preferred, but if
3.10-3.12 are available that be accepted
as well.
note: this is about the python version
make.bat uses to run various python helper
scripts, this change has no influence on
the python version blender itself uses.
This change removes 32 bit support from the helper make.bat scripts
as we are dropping official 32 bit support, you can still build for
32 bit by configuring your build yourself using cmake and pointing
the LIBDIR cmake variable to your own 32 bit library folder.
make.bat now supports optional parameters to restrict
the formatting to a specific folder. Multiple paths
may be given
example:
make.bat format source/blender/blenkernel source/blender/gpu
There are couple of caviats currently:
- The script requires system-wide Python 3 available in the current
search PATH as python.exe.
This will get addressed soon by distributing unpacked Python binary
in our libraries.
- Since the libraries folder is to be known, this requires to have
MSVC detected. Not too bad, since formatting is still way slower
than detection, but still doesn't feel ideal.
