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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format =================================================== -[](https://travis-ci.org/google/protobuf) +[](https://travis-ci.org/google/protobuf) [](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/protobuf/protobuf) Copyright 2008 Google Inc. @@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ first: $ ./autogen.sh -This will download gtest source (which is used for C++ Protocol Buffer +This will download gmock source (which is used for C++ Protocol Buffer unit-tests) to the current directory and run automake, autoconf, etc. to generate the configure script and various template makefiles. You can skip this step if you are using a release package (which already -contains gtest and the configure script). +contains gmock and the configure script). To build and install the C++ Protocol Buffer runtime and the Protocol Buffer compiler (protoc) execute the following: @@ -88,6 +88,22 @@ For advanced usage information on configure and make, see INSTALL.txt. If you only want protobuf-lite, substitute "protobuf-lite" in place of "protobuf" in these examples. +**Note for Mac users** + + For a Mac system, Unix tools are not available by default. You will first need + to install Xcode from the Mac AppStore and then run the following command from + a terminal: + + $ sudo xcode-select --install + + To install Unix tools, you can install "port" following the instructions at + https://www.macports.org . This will reside in /opt/local/bin/port for most + Mac installations. + + $ sudo /opt/local/bin/port install autoconf automake libtool + + Then follow the Unix instructions above. + **Note for cross-compiling** The makefiles normally invoke the protoc executable that they just @@ -140,7 +156,7 @@ For advanced usage information on configure and make, see INSTALL.txt. C++ Installation - Windows -------------------------- -If you are using Microsoft Visual C++, see vsprojects/readme.txt. +If you are using Microsoft Visual C++, see cmake/README.md. If you are using Cygwin or MinGW, follow the Unix installation instructions, above. |