setup-ninja

GitHub Action for installing ninja into the PATH for the job.

This downloads the official binaries from the ninja-build repository rather than using a package manager.

Supports Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Inputs:

• version: Version of ninja to install (default: 1.12.1)
• platform: Override platform detection logic
• destination: Target directory for download, added to PATH (default: ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/ninja-build)
• http_proxy: Optional proxy server hostname

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

Usage Example

jobs:
  publish:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v7
    - uses: step-security/gha-setup-ninja@v6
    - run: |
        mkdir build
        cd build
        cmake -G Ninja ..
    - run: cmake --build build