Building from Source¶

Bazel¶

To use glog within a project which uses the Bazel build tool, add the following lines to your MODULE.bazel file:

MODULE.bazel

bazel_dep(name = "glog")

archive_override(
    module_name = "glog",
    urls = "https://github.com/google/glog/archive/cc0de6c200375b33d907ee7632eee2f173b33a09.tar.gz",
    strip_prefix = "glog-cc0de6c200375b33d907ee7632eee2f173b33a09",  # Latest commit as of 2024-06-08.
    integrity = "sha256-rUrv4EBkdc+4Wbhfxp+KoRstlj2Iw842/OpLfDq0ivg=",
)

You can then add @glog//:glog to the deps section of a cc_binary or cc_library rule, and #include <glog/logging.h> to include it in your source code.

Using glog in a Bazel project

cc_binary(
    name = "main",
    srcs = ["main.cc"],
    deps = ["@glog//:glog"],
)

CMake¶

glog can be compiled using CMake on a wide range of platforms. The typical workflow for building glog on a Unix-like system with GNU Make as build tool is as follows:

Clone the repository and change into source directory.

git clone https://github.com/google/glog.git
cd glog

Run CMake to configure the build tree.
```
cmake -S . -B build -G "Unix Makefiles"
```
CMake provides different generators, and by default will pick the most relevant one to your environment. If you need a specific version of Visual Studio, use cmake . -G <generator-name>, and see cmake --help for the available generators. Also see -T <toolset-name>, which can be used to request the native x64 toolchain with -T host=x64.
Afterwards, generated files can be used to compile the project.
```
cmake --build build
```
Test the build software (optional).
```
cmake --build build --target test
```
Install the built files (optional).
```
cmake --build build --target install
```

Once successfully built, glog can be integrated into own projects.