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diff --git a/host/docs/build.rst b/host/docs/build.rst index f37b5dce7..a41ce8331 100644 --- a/host/docs/build.rst +++ b/host/docs/build.rst @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ CMake Boost ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * **Purpose:** C++ library -* **Version:** at least 3.6 unix, at least 4.0 windows +* **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 @@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ LibUSB * **Purpose:** USB-based hardware support * **Version:** at least 1.0 * **Usage:** build time + run time (optional) -* **Download URL:** http://www.libusb.org/ +* **Download URL:** http://sourceforge.net/projects/libusb/files/libusb-1.0/ +* **Download URL (windows binaries):** http://www.libusb.org/wiki/windows_backend#LatestBinarySnapshots ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Python @@ -152,6 +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. @@ -177,3 +191,8 @@ 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. |