From 9fda11ad1f7630e0c64cfe3a2203ca1f24525512 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marcus Müller <marcus.mueller@ettus.com> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 11:25:33 +0100 Subject: docs: Install info updates - fixed win boost bin link - formatting - added detailed Win Build instructions --- host/docs/build.dox | 23 +++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) (limited to 'host/docs') diff --git a/host/docs/build.dox b/host/docs/build.dox index 0e722e376..05e4ff788 100644 --- a/host/docs/build.dox +++ b/host/docs/build.dox @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ The following compilers are known to work and officially supported: - GCC >= 4.4 - Clang >= 3.1 -- MSVC >= 2012 +- MSVC >= 2012; the free <a href="https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/visual-studio-express-vs.aspx">Visual Studio Express Edition for Desktop</a> works. Other compilers (or lower versions) may work, but are unsupported. @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Other compilers (or lower versions) may work, but are unsupported. - **Minimum Version:** 1.46 - **Usage:** build time + runtime (required) - **Download URL:** http://www.boost.org/users/download/ -- **Download URL (Windows installer):** http://www.boostpro.com/download +- **Download URL (Windows installer):** http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost-binaries/ ### LibUSB @@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ Other compilers (or lower versions) may work, but are unsupported. - **Minimum Version:** 0.5.0 - **Usage:** build time (required) - **Download URL:** http://www.makotemplates.org/download.html - -**Alternative method:** -You can use `pip` or `easy_install` to install Mako from PyPi. +- **Alternative method:** You can use `pip` or `easy_install` to install Mako from PyPi. ### Doxygen @@ -78,10 +76,7 @@ You can use `pip` or `easy_install` to install Mako from PyPi. - **Minimum Recommended Version:** 1.8 - **Usage:** build time (optional) - **Download URL:** http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/download.html#latestsrc - -**Alternate method:** -Install **setuptools**, and use the **easy_install** command to install Docutils. -http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools +- **Alternate method:** Install **setuptools**, and use the **easy_install** command to install Docutils. http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools ### Git @@ -180,9 +175,17 @@ or add it to `/etc/ld.so.conf` and make sure to run: - Set the path to the build directory: `<uhd-repo-path>/host/build`. - Make sure that the paths do not contain spaces. - Click "Configure" and select "Microsoft Visual Studio 10". -- Set the build variables and click "Configure" again. +- Set the build variables + - `Boost_INCLUDE_DIR` should point to the `PATH` where the Boost .hpp files are, e.g. `C:\local\boost_version\boost` + - `Boost_LIBRARY_DIR` should point to the pre-built libraries, e.g. `C:\local\boost_version\lib64-msvc-14.0`) + . - Click "Generate", and a project file will be created in the build directory. +\subsection msvc_generate Compile and Install with Visual Studio +- Open the `<uhd-repo-path>\\host\\build\\ALL_BUILD.vcxproj` in visual studio, generate the project. Watch the output console for errors. +- If you did not specify a `CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX` where your user has write privileges, you must close Visual Studio, run it again with Administrator Privileges, and open `ALL_BUILD.vcxproj`. +- Right click on the **INSTALL** project in the project explorer, generate it. Watch the output console for errors. + \subsection libusb_notes LibUSB notes On Windows, CMake does not have the advantage of `pkg-config`, -- cgit v1.2.3