Info

• Multi-platform and extensible tool for building the final executables
• Supports running from batch mode, prepared for use from CI/CD
• Use Build Helper Window in Editor - CTRL + G

Setup

• Global Settings - settings shared across all platforms (servers and clients)
• User Configs - Each developer can have their adjustments to the build, mainly for the build path
• Platform Configs - Platform-specific configuration, usually for player settings and other platform-dependent configuration
• Build Presets - Record containing Platform config, current user, and other info to start the build runner
• Build Runner - Object holding the whole process of building, is serialized in case something interrupts it
• Build Context - Context of the ongoing build, contains state, results, and other info about the build

Defines

• (Compilation Constants)
  • https://docs.unity3d.com/2019.4/Documentation/Manual/PlatformDependentCompilation.html
• Available in Global Settings, User Config, and Platform Config
  • Setting defines is the preferred way of changing functionality between platforms
  • You can make your own defines
    • https://docs.unity3d.com/6000.0/Documentation/Manual/platform-dependent-compilation.html
  • Current editor defines are saved before build, and then restored afterwards

Actions

• Available in Global Settings, User Config, and Platform Config
  • Custom actions that can be applied during the build routine
  • There are 4 different callbacks
    • OnStateCapture - Before any state of the editor is changed
    • OnPreprocess - Build target is prepared and defines the applied
    • OnPostprocess - Build target and defines are still in build state
    • OnStateRestore - Editor is restored to the original state
• To create custom actions, inherit from ABuildAction

Global Settings

• Settings shared across all platforms (servers and clients)
• Specifies the version that will be applied to the build