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diff --git a/host/docs/build.rst b/host/docs/build.rst index d7dfd05e5..a41ce8331 100644 --- a/host/docs/build.rst +++ b/host/docs/build.rst @@ -40,32 +40,33 @@ CMake ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * **Purpose:** generates project build files * **Version:** at least 2.8 -* **Required for:** build time +* **Usage:** build time (required) * **Download URL:** http://www.cmake.org/cmake/resources/software.html ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Boost ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * **Purpose:** C++ library -* **Version:** at least 3.6 unix, at least 4.0 windows -* **Required for:** build time + run time +* **Version:** at least 1.36 unix, at least 1.40 windows +* **Usage:** build time + run time (required) * **Download URL:** http://www.boost.org/users/download/ * **Download URL (windows installer):** http://www.boostpro.com/download ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ LibUSB ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -* **Purpose:** USB userspace library +* **Purpose:** USB-based hardware support * **Version:** at least 1.0 -* **Required for:** build time + run time (optional) -* **Download URL:** http://www.libusb.org/ +* **Usage:** build time + run time (optional) +* **Download URL:** http://sourceforge.net/projects/libusb/files/libusb-1.0/ +* **Download URL (windows binaries):** http://www.libusb.org/wiki/windows_backend#LatestBinarySnapshots ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Python ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * **Purpose:** used by Cheetah and utility scripts * **Version:** at least 2.6 -* **Required for:** build time + run time utility scripts +* **Usage:** build time + run time utility scripts (required) * **Download URL:** http://www.python.org/download/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ Cheetah ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * **Purpose:** source code generation * **Version:** at least 2.0 -* **Required for:** build time +* **Usage:** build time (required) * **Download URL:** http://www.cheetahtemplate.org/download.html * **Download URL (windows installer):** http://feisley.com/python/cheetah/ @@ -81,14 +82,14 @@ Cheetah Doxygen ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * **Purpose:** generates html api documentation -* **Required for:** build time (optional) +* **Usage:** build time (optional) * **Download URL:** http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/download.html#latestsrc ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Docutils ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * **Purpose:** generates html user manual -* **Required for:** build time (optional) +* **Usage:** build time (optional) * **Download URL:** http://docutils.sourceforge.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ @@ -105,9 +106,16 @@ Generate Makefiles with cmake cd build cmake ../ -**Notes:** +Additionally, configuration variables can be passed into cmake via the command line. +The following common-use configuration variables are listed below: -* For a custom prefix, use: cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<prefix> ../ +* For a custom install prefix: -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<prefix> +* To install libs into lib64: cmake -DLIB_SUFFIX=64 + +Example usage: +:: + + cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/opt/uhd ../ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Build and install @@ -145,6 +153,19 @@ Generate the project with cmake * Click generate and a project file will be created in the build directory. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +LibUSB cmake notes +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +On Windows, cmake does not have the advantage of pkg-config, +so we must manually tell cmake how to locate the LibUSB header and lib. + +From the cmake gui, select "Advanded View": + +* Set LIBUSB_INCLUDE_DIR to the directory with "libusb.h". +* Set LIBUSB_LIBRARIES to the full path for "libusb-1.0.lib". + +Then check the boxes to enable USRP1 support, click configure and generate. + +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Build the project in MSVC ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * Open the generated project file in MSVC. @@ -155,14 +176,23 @@ Build the project in MSVC **Note:** you may not have permission to build the install target. You need to be an administrator or to run MSVC as administrator. -** alternative command line instructions ** +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +Build the project in MSVC (command line) +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +Open the Visual Studio Command Prompt Shorcut: +:: -* Open the Visual Studio Command Prompt Shorcut -* DevEnv <uhd-repo-path>\host\build\ALL_BUILD.vcproj /Build Release -* DevEnv <uhd-repo-path>\host\build\INSTALL.vcproj /Build Release + cd <uhd-repo-path>\host\build + DevEnv ALL_BUILD.vcproj /Build Release + DevEnv INSTALL.vcproj /Build Release ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Setup the PATH environment variable ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * Add the boost library path to %PATH% (usually c:\\program files\\boost\\<version>\\lib) * Add the uhd library path to %PATH% (usually c:\\program files\\uhd\\lib) +* Add the libusb library to %PATH% (if using usb support) + +**Note:** +The interface for editing environment variable paths in Windows is very poor. +I recommend using "Rapid Environment Editor" (http://www.rapidee.com) over the default editor. |