By default, pkgconfig looks in the directory prefixlibpkgconfig for these files. Several crt c runtime library versions must be supported. From the toplevel thrift directory, you can copy the file by running. Cross platform support project can be held in a version control system and even if the packages have been selected in linux, pulling the project in windows will automatically. Usually, youll want to install all available boost libraries. The reason for this is that for those packages under windows the user decides at installtime where the package will be installed, while the pcfiles for pkgconfig have been generated at buildtime. This tutorial explains how to modify the pcl cmake options and tweak your building process to better fit the needs of your project andor your systems requirements. In the windows environment, you have to install them in order to take advantage of them. It contains such usefull libraries as curl, freetype, glfw3, sdl2, openssl and others vcpkg can be used from any build system as descibed here. If pkgconfig can find all the libraries on the command line, each librarys version string is printed to stdout, one version per line. What if a certain dependency provides neither a findmodule nor vendorpackaged cmake files. When building on windows, the path boostbuild puts targets in may be too long.
To link against boost with meson, simply list which libraries you would like to use. This is a stepbystep procedure to get pkgconfig working on windows, based on my experience, using the info from oliver zendels comment. If you plan to use your tools from the windows command prompt, youre in the right place. Then you can simply unzip this downloaded zipfile, and then copy the pkgconfig. Windows is differ from linux in way you build software. In order to detect third party libraries, pkg config is used however we dont use pkg config for some libraries e.
When a user installs a package in the local cache, the directory will probably be different from the directory. With the patches in the ticket, bjam just needs telling how to spit out and install the pkgconfig. Once again, you have to unzip this downloaded zipfile, and. I installed boost using sudo aptget install on ubuntu. Staticdynamic linkage, debugrelease configurations, x86x64 cpu target, win8winxp toolset. Boostdep is a tool for generating boost dependency reports. Finding the correct library to link feature request for pkg config supporth. I think you might need the libhdhomerun sources, or at least the windows binaries. Notice that pkg config has suppressed part of the libs field for both modules.
Boost libraries are intended to be widely useful, and usable across a broad spectrum of applications. Compile the test program above with the following command. If you are creating a conan package for a library a and the build system uses. Some of boost does require a linker flag, but you dont need a. I tried to build arrayfire solution as described here in windows, i installed cmake and vcpkg without problems. Install the relevant development packages for libz and libbz2 if you need. Indirect support for pkg config packages is also provided via the findpkgconfig module. Do note, however, that on ms windows it is not a colonseparated list. Oct 02, 2014 in this note i will use pkg config in cmake to discover pjsip libraries. Pkg config support will set compiler and linker flags automatically that gcc needs to build selected packages specifically includes, libraries, and some other gcc flags. Notices about boost library configurationfor example, the regex library.
This keeps pkg config from interfering with the linker operation. I have created this little fork to avoid having to install another glib dll under mingw. If found, the package configuration file is loaded and this. Always use pkgconfig when linking against libtorrent. This keeps pkgconfig from interfering with the linker operation. Distributed under the boost software license, version 1. The dependency detector works with all libraries that provide a pkgconfig file. The primary use of pkg config is to provide the necessary details for compiling and linking a program to a library. Use gcc with pkgconfig in windows 7 mingw sungkwang. If your project uses thirdparty libraries, we recommend that you use vcpkg to install them. Nov 15, 2011 but our kdes windows developer team says that even if pkg config is found under windows, and even if it reports something, they actively want to ignore it.
A configfile package is a set of files provided by upstreams for downstreams to use. Using libxml2 headers in windows kumar harsh medium. See documentation of the boost cmake package configuration for details on what it provides. Pkgconfig support will set compiler and linker flags automatically that gcc needs to build selected packages specifically includes, libraries, and some other gcc flags. It greatly simplifies the acquisition and installation of thirdparty libraries on windows, linux, and macos. Im using meson together with conanpkgconfig on windows.
If pkg config can find all the libraries on the command line, each librarys version string is printed to stdout, one version per line. Discovering the presence of libraries through autoconf as described in section 4, finding libraries is somewhat limiting. The toplevel module loads userdefined configuration files, userconfig. If boost was built using the boost cmake project or from boost 1. In addition, if pkgconfig is available then it is triggered to get hints on their locations. Builtin boost dependency takes precedence over explicitly provided. Boost library with a modulefile named boost can set. Fwiw, an alternative for automating your building process is to use autotools autoconfautomake. The thrift compiler exe and the languagedependent libraries. For now you can use vcpkg libraries by overriding build scripts but in the future i guess build scripts can start. But our kdes windows developer team says that even if pkgconfig is found under windows, and even if it reports something, they actively want to ignore it.
These files are named after the package, with the extension. You can use pkgconfig to query system libraries during compilation. Finding the correct library to link feature request for pkgconfig supporth. In order to detect third party libraries, pkgconfig is used however we dont use pkgconfig for some libraries e.
If found, the package configuration file is loaded and this module returns with no further action. If one or more libraries is unknown, pkgconfig exits with a nonzero code, and the contents of stdout are undefined. The pkgconfig program is used to retrieve information about installed libraries in the system. If one or more libraries is unknown, pkg config exits with a nonzero code, and the contents of stdout are undefined. This is a stepbystep procedure to get pkg config working on windows, based on my experience, using the info from oliver zendels comment. If you manage to figure out how to get the python bindings generated, please let me know. The reason for this is that for those packages under windows the user decides at installtime where the package will be installed, while the pcfiles for pkg config have been generated at buildtime with the install. What about supporting vc pkg to querying installed libraries. On windows, only ordinary static libraries use the lib prefix. Building %configuration% could not find pkgconfig missing. Jul 10, 20 there are two ways to work around this in windows.
How is gcc able to know where boost is and how is it linking to it automatically. By default, pkg config looks in the directory prefixlibpkgconfig for these files. Building on windows cmake error could not find hdhomerun. Cmake script can be used without changes for linux and windows, but for windows it is necessary to do some handwork hand work can be automated. And, to make things worst, installing pkg config on windows is quite difficult and not at all straighforward. Howto specify the location of libraries for use with mingw. In this case sudo make install will put libpjproject. The primary use of pkgconfig is to provide the necessary details for compiling and linking a program to a library. Notice that pkgconfig has suppressed part of the libs field for both modules. Pkgconfig support for eclipse cdt eclipse plugins, bundles. Nor did i do any pkgconfig cflags libs of any sort. The library is easily found by cmake but cairo uses autotools. Later i did not have to give gcc the i flag alongwith the path to the boost libraries to use boost. Generating the python bindings in windows is nontrivial.
Errors compiling pcl project in windows 8 using cmake. It is still possible to compile ndnsim on this platform, but either compiler or boost libraries or both need to get upgraded. If your usrshareaclocal directory doesnt contain the pkg. Im not sure if the windows app includes the libraries, but on sds website you can download the library sources under the linux downloads. Introduction to pkgconfig the pkgconfig package contains a tool for passing the include path andor library paths to build tools during the configure and make file execution this package is known to build and work properly using an lfs7. There were multiple versions of the packages available, and in each case i just downloaded the latest version. The boost license encourages the use of boost libraries for all users with minimal restrictions. Following this approach your library a will import to a local directory the. This module looks for the package configuration file called boostconfig. The pkg config program is used to retrieve information about installed libraries in the system. Unhappily pkg config doesnt comes already installed once youve installed mingw and msys.
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