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| -rw-r--r-- | host/docs/usrp2.rst | 2 |
2 files changed, 26 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/host/docs/build.rst b/host/docs/build.rst index d7dfd05e5..f37b5dce7 100644 --- a/host/docs/build.rst +++ b/host/docs/build.rst @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -48,16 +48,16 @@ Boost ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * **Purpose:** C++ library * **Version:** at least 3.6 unix, at least 4.0 windows -* **Required for:** build time + run time +* **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) +* **Usage:** build time + run time (optional) * **Download URL:** http://www.libusb.org/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ 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 +73,7 @@ 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 +81,14 @@ 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 +105,16 @@ 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 @@ -155,11 +162,15 @@ 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 diff --git a/host/docs/usrp2.rst b/host/docs/usrp2.rst index 745361b77..4c95fb24c 100644 --- a/host/docs/usrp2.rst +++ b/host/docs/usrp2.rst @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ buffer incoming samples faster than they can be processed. However, if you application cannot process samples fast enough, no amount of buffering can save you. -By default, the UHD will try to request a reasonably large buffer size for both send and receive. +By default, the UHD will try to resize both the send and receive buffer for optimum performance. A warning will be printed on instantiation if the actual buffer size is insufficient. See the OS specific notes below: |