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@ -64,14 +64,15 @@ make DESTDIR="/temporary/install/location" install
set `DISABLE_SHARED_LIBS=ON`. set `DISABLE_SHARED_LIBS=ON`.
* By default the build system will prefer *linking against* shared libraries. To force *linking against* static libraries set `STATIC_LINKAGE=ON`. * By default the build system will prefer *linking against* shared libraries. To force *linking against* static libraries set `STATIC_LINKAGE=ON`.
However, this will only affect applications. To force linking statically when building shared libraries set `STATIC_LIBRARY_LINKAGE=ON`. However, this will only affect applications. To force linking statically when building shared libraries set `STATIC_LIBRARY_LINKAGE=ON`.
* For more detailed documentation, see the documentation about build variables (in directory doc, in Doxygen version accessible via "Related Pages"). * For more detailed documentation, see the documentation about build variables (in
[directory doc](https://github.com/Martchus/cpp-utilities/blob/master/doc/buildvariables.md) and
in Doxygen version accessible via "Related Pages").
* The repository [PKGBUILDs](https://github.com/Martchus/PKGBUILDs) contains build scripts for GNU/Linux, Windows and MacOS X in form * The repository [PKGBUILDs](https://github.com/Martchus/PKGBUILDs) contains build scripts for GNU/Linux, Windows and MacOS X in form
of Arch Linux packages. These scripts can be used example also when building under another platform. of Arch Linux packages. These scripts can be used example also when building under another platform.
#### Building for Windows #### Building for Windows
* Building for Windows with GCC as cross compiler and mingw-w64 can be simplified by using a small * Building for Windows with GCC as cross compiler and mingw-w64 can be simplified by using a small
[Cmake wrapper and a custom toolchain file](https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/mingw-cmake.sh?h=mingw-w64-cmake): [Cmake wrapper and a custom toolchain file](https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/mingw-cmake.sh?h=mingw-w64-cmake):
``` ```
${_arch}-cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/final/install/location" "path/to/source/directory" ${_arch}-cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/final/install/location" "path/to/source/directory"
make DESTDIR="/temporary/install/location" install-mingw-w64-strip make DESTDIR="/temporary/install/location" install-mingw-w64-strip
@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ make DESTDIR="/temporary/install/location" install
#### Building for MacOS X #### Building for MacOS X
* Building for MacOS X is possible using [osxcross](https://github.com/tpoechtrager/osxcross). * Building for MacOS X is possible using [osxcross](https://github.com/tpoechtrager/osxcross).
* Here is a Homebrew formula to build Tag Editor (without GUI): https://gist.github.com/rakkesh/0b13b8fca5dd1d57d98537ef1dd2e0dd
#### Development builds #### Development builds
During development I find it useful to build all required projects (for instace c++utilities, qtutilities, tagparser and tageditor) as one big project. During development I find it useful to build all required projects (for instace c++utilities, qtutilities, tagparser and tageditor) as one big project.