Commit d7fbcdf9 authored by dickelbeck's avatar dickelbeck

add boost C++ installation instructions

parent d597dfc9
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4) Install wxWidgets [and build it if on windows].
5) Install zlib [and build it if on windows].
6) Install CMAKE
7) Install the kicad source tree.
8) Use cmake to build the kicad makefiles.
9) Use make to build and install kicad.
10) Making a "Debug" build.
7) Install Boost C++ Template Libraries (*.hpp files)
8) Install the kicad source tree.
9) Use cmake to build the kicad makefiles.
10) Use make to build and install kicad.
11) Making a "Debug" build.
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......@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ build directory. Change directories into there, and then:
make install
If linux, use your package manager to install zlib.
If linux, use your package manager to install zlib pre-built binaries.
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......@@ -116,14 +117,35 @@ or later. If only an older one is available in your package repository, build
2.4.7 from source. Verify that cmake is in your path by trying to run it from a
command prompt.
7) Install Boost C++ Libraries
If windows, well I'm guessing, so somebody please try these two options and
correct this text please according to which ever is easier:
(optionA) Go to http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586
and download boost_1_34_1.zip or later and unzip it so as to put the files
into C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_34_1
(optionB)
Go to http://www.boost-consulting.com/products/free
and download the http://www.boost-consulting.com/boost_1_34_1_setup.exe
file and run it.
If linux, and using a GCC earlier than 4.2, then install the
"Boost C++ Libraries development files" or similarly named package using your
package manager. Note that if you are using gcc 4.2 or later, there were
incompatibilities that exist between boost 1.34.1 and gcc 4.2. So in this case,
instead of installing boost using your package manager, you should use the svn
HEAD copy which overcomes the gcc 4.2 incompatibility, specifically with
<boost/ptr_container/ptr_vector.hpp>.
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7) Install the kicad source tree.
8) Install the kicad source tree.
You can use the subversion repository or a tar file for this. See the wiki.
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8) Use cmake to create the kicad makefiles.
9) Use cmake to create the kicad makefiles.
If windows, go into your msys shell. Linux and windows users both then make
two "out of source" build directories:
cd <kicadSource>
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editor and re-run the same cmake command again, but with no
-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX given on the command line.
CMake will try and find the boost header files and will often fail. If it
fails, you will have to edit your CMakeCache.txt file manually and set your
Boost_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=/svn/boost-trunk
setting to point to the base of the boost installation directory. Account
for the fact that the boost #include references use a <boost/..> type prefix.
Example C++ code: #include <boost/ptr_container/ptr_vector.hpp> and please
notice the leading <boost/ in the path.
So point your Boost_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH= variable to a directory above the
"boost" directory.
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9) Use make to build and install kicad.
10) Use make to build and install kicad.
You compile Kicad here. You will only need to do step 8) again when one of the
CMakeLists.txt files change. If windows, you must be in your msys shell.
On either platform then:
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10) Making a "Debug" build.
11) Making a "Debug" build.
cd <kicadSource>/Build/Debug
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