Building for Linux

Version Requirements

Following are the minimum required versions of tools and libraries you need to build Scene Lab for Linux:

• CMake: 2.8.12.1

Prerequisites

Prior to building, install the following components using the Linux distribution's package manager:

• CMake. You can also manually install packages from cmake.org.

For example, on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install cmake

Building

• Open a command line window.
• Go to the Scene Lab project directory.
• Generate Makefiles from the CMake project.
  
• Execute make to build the library and unit tests.

For example:

cd scene_lab
cmake -G'Unix Makefiles' .
make

To perform a debug build:

cd scene_lab
cmake -G'Unix Makefiles' -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug .
make

Build targets can be configured using options exposed in scene_lab/CMakeLists.txt by using CMake's -D option. Build configuration set using the -D option is sticky across subsequent builds.

For example, if a build is performed using:

cd scene_lab
cmake -G"Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug .
make

to switch to a release build CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE must be explicitly specified:

cd scene_lab
cmake -G"Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release .
make