Minimal proof of concept of universal binaries support for CMakeToolchain

conan/internal/internal_tools.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from conans.errors import ConanException
+
+universal_arch_separator = '|'
+
+
+def is_universal_arch(settings_value, valid_definitions):
+    if settings_value is None:
+        return False
+
+    parts = settings_value.split(universal_arch_separator)
+
+    if parts != sorted(parts):
+        raise ConanException(f"Architectures must be in alphabetical order separated by "
+                             f"{universal_arch_separator}")
+
+    valid_macos_values = [val for val in valid_definitions if ("arm" in val or "x86" in val)]
+
+    return all(part in valid_macos_values for part in parts)

conan/tools/cmake/toolchain/blocks.py

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 
 from jinja2 import Template
 
-from conan.tools.apple.apple import get_apple_sdk_fullname
+from conan.internal.internal_tools import universal_arch_separator, is_universal_arch
+from conan.tools.apple.apple import get_apple_sdk_fullname, _to_apple_arch
 from conan.tools.android.utils import android_abi
 from conan.tools.apple.apple import is_apple_os, to_apple_arch
 from conan.tools.build import build_jobs
@@ -355,10 +356,19 @@ def context(self):
         if not is_apple_os(self._conanfile):
             return None
 
+        def to_apple_archs(conanfile, default=None):
+            f"""converts conan-style architectures into Apple-style archs
+            to be used by CMake also supports multiple architectures
+            separated by '{universal_arch_separator}'"""
+            arch_ = conanfile.settings.get_safe("arch") if conanfile else None
+            if arch_ is not None:
+                return ";".join([_to_apple_arch(arch, default) for arch in
+                                 arch_.split(universal_arch_separator)])
+
         # check valid combinations of architecture - os ?
         # for iOS a FAT library valid for simulator and device can be generated
         # if multiple archs are specified "-DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=armv7;armv7s;arm64;i386;x86_64"
-        host_architecture = to_apple_arch(self._conanfile)
+        host_architecture = to_apple_archs(self._conanfile)
 
         host_os_version = self._conanfile.settings.get_safe("os.version")
         host_sdk_name = self._conanfile.conf.get("tools.apple:sdk_path") or get_apple_sdk_fullname(self._conanfile)
@@ -815,6 +825,11 @@ def _get_generic_system_name(self):
                 return cmake_system_name_map.get(os_host, os_host)
 
     def _is_apple_cross_building(self):
+
+        if is_universal_arch(self._conanfile.settings.get_safe("arch"),
+                             self._conanfile.settings.possible_values().get("arch")):
+            return False
+
         os_host = self._conanfile.settings.get_safe("os")
         arch_host = self._conanfile.settings.get_safe("arch")
         arch_build = self._conanfile.settings_build.get_safe("arch")
@@ -829,7 +844,9 @@ def _get_cross_build(self):
         system_version = self._conanfile.conf.get("tools.cmake.cmaketoolchain:system_version")
         system_processor = self._conanfile.conf.get("tools.cmake.cmaketoolchain:system_processor")
 
-        if not user_toolchain:  # try to detect automatically
+        # try to detect automatically
+        if not user_toolchain and not is_universal_arch(self._conanfile.settings.get_safe("arch"),
+                                                        self._conanfile.settings.possible_values().get("arch")):
             os_host = self._conanfile.settings.get_safe("os")
             arch_host = self._conanfile.settings.get_safe("arch")
             if arch_host == "armv8":

conans/model/settings.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import yaml
 
+from conan.internal.internal_tools import is_universal_arch
 from conans.errors import ConanException
 
 
@@ -98,7 +99,8 @@ def __delattr__(self, item):
 
     def _validate(self, value):
         value = str(value) if value is not None else None
-        if "ANY" not in self._definition and value not in self._definition:
+        is_universal = is_universal_arch(value, self._definition) if self._name == "settings.arch" else False
+        if "ANY" not in self._definition and value not in self._definition and not is_universal:
             raise ConanException(bad_value_msg(self._name, value, self._definition))
         return value
 

conans/test/functional/toolchains/cmake/test_universal_binaries.py

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import os
+import platform
+import textwrap
+
+import pytest
+
+from conans.test.utils.tools import TestClient
+from conans.util.files import rmdir
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(platform.system() != "Darwin", reason="Only OSX")
+@pytest.mark.tool("cmake", "3.23")
+def test_create_universal_binary():
+    client = TestClient()
+
+    conanfile = textwrap.dedent("""
+        from conan import ConanFile
+        from conan.tools.cmake import CMake, cmake_layout
+        class mylibraryRecipe(ConanFile):
+            package_type = "library"
+            generators = "CMakeToolchain"
+            settings = "os", "compiler", "build_type", "arch"
+            options = {"shared": [True, False], "fPIC": [True, False]}
+            default_options = {"shared": False, "fPIC": True}
+            exports_sources = "CMakeLists.txt", "src/*", "include/*"
+
+            def layout(self):
+                cmake_layout(self)
+
+            def build(self):
+                cmake = CMake(self)
+                cmake.configure()
+                cmake.build()
+                self.run("lipo -info libmylibrary.a")
+
+            def package(self):
+                cmake = CMake(self)
+                cmake.install()
+
+            def package_info(self):
+                self.cpp_info.libs = ["mylibrary"]
+    """)
+
+    test_conanfile = textwrap.dedent("""
+        import os
+        from conan import ConanFile
+        from conan.tools.cmake import CMake, cmake_layout
+        from conan.tools.build import can_run
+
+        class mylibraryTestConan(ConanFile):
+            settings = "os", "compiler", "build_type", "arch"
+            generators = "CMakeDeps", "CMakeToolchain"
+
+            def requirements(self):
+                self.requires(self.tested_reference_str)
+
+            def build(self):
+                cmake = CMake(self)
+                cmake.configure()
+                cmake.build()
+
+            def layout(self):
+                cmake_layout(self)
+
+            def test(self):
+                exe = os.path.join(self.cpp.build.bindir, "example")
+                self.run(f"lipo {exe} -info", env="conanrun")
+            """)
+
+    client.run("new cmake_lib -d name=mylibrary -d version=1.0")
+    client.save({"conanfile.py": conanfile, "test_package/conanfile.py": test_conanfile})
+
+    client.run('create . --name=mylibrary --version=1.0 '
+               '-s="arch=armv8|armv8.3|x86_64" --build=missing -tf=""')
+
+    assert "libmylibrary.a are: x86_64 arm64 arm64e" in client.out
+
+    client.run('test test_package mylibrary/1.0 -s="arch=armv8|armv8.3|x86_64"')
+
+    assert "example are: x86_64 arm64 arm64e" in client.out
+
+    client.run('new cmake_exe -d name=foo -d version=1.0 -d requires=mylibrary/1.0 --force')
+
+    client.run('install . -s="arch=armv8|armv8.3|x86_64"')
+
+    client.run_command("cmake --preset conan-release")
+    client.run_command("cmake --build --preset conan-release")
+    client.run_command("lipo -info ./build/Release/foo")
+
+    assert "foo are: x86_64 arm64 arm64e" in client.out
+
+    rmdir(os.path.join(client.current_folder, "build"))
+
+    client.run('install . -s="arch=armv8|armv8.3|x86_64" '
+               '-c tools.cmake.cmake_layout:build_folder_vars=\'["settings.arch"]\'')
+
+    client.run_command("cmake --preset \"conan-armv8|armv8.3|x86_64-release\" ")
+    client.run_command("cmake --build --preset \"conan-armv8|armv8.3|x86_64-release\" ")
+    client.run_command("lipo -info './build/armv8|armv8.3|x86_64/Release/foo'")
+
+    assert "foo are: x86_64 arm64 arm64e" in client.out

conans/test/unittests/tools/apple/test_apple_tools.py

@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
 import pytest
 import textwrap
 
+from conan.internal.internal_tools import is_universal_arch
+from conans.errors import ConanException
 from conans.test.utils.mocks import ConanFileMock, MockSettings, MockOptions
 from conans.test.utils.test_files import temp_folder
 from conan.tools.apple import is_apple_os, to_apple_arch, fix_apple_shared_install_name, XCRun
-from conan.tools.apple.apple import _get_dylib_install_name # testing private function
+from conan.tools.apple.apple import _get_dylib_install_name
+
 
 def test_tools_apple_is_apple_os():
     conanfile = ConanFileMock()
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ def test_xcrun_public_settings():
 
     assert settings.os == "watchOS"
 
+
 def test_get_dylib_install_name():
     # https://github.com/conan-io/conan/issues/13014
     single_arch = textwrap.dedent("""
@@ -70,3 +74,23 @@ def test_get_dylib_install_name():
             mock_output_runner.return_value = mock_output
             install_name = _get_dylib_install_name("otool", "/path/to/libwebp.7.dylib")
             assert "/absolute/path/lib/libwebp.7.dylib" == install_name
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("settings_value,result", [
+    ("arm64|x86_64", True),
+    ("x86_64|arm64", None),
+    ("armv7|x86", True),
+    ("x86|armv7", None),
+    (None, False),
+    ("arm64|armv7|x86_64", True),
+    ("x86|arm64", None),
+    ("arm64|ppc32", False),
+])
+# None is for the exception case
+def test_is_universal_arch(settings_value, result):
+    valid_definitions = ["arm64", "x86_64", "armv7", "x86"]
+    if result is None:
+        with pytest.raises(ConanException):
+            is_universal_arch(settings_value, valid_definitions)
+    else:
+        assert is_universal_arch(settings_value, valid_definitions) == result