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diff --git a/cmake/README.md b/cmake/README.md index 1e7410d8..26a516c7 100644 --- a/cmake/README.md +++ b/cmake/README.md @@ -41,9 +41,16 @@ Good. Now you are ready to continue. Getting Sources =============== -You can get the latest stable source packages from the -[releases](https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases) page. -Or you can type: +You can get the latest stable source packages from the release page: + + https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/latest + +For example: if you only need C++, download `protobuf-cpp-[VERSION].tar.gz`; if +you need C++ and Java, download `protobuf-java-[VERSION].tar.gz` (every package +contains C++ source already); if you need C++ and multiple other languages, +download `protobuf-all-[VERSION].tar.gz`. + +Or you can use git to clone from protobuf git repository. C:\Path\to> git clone -b [release_tag] https://github.com/google/protobuf.git @@ -55,26 +62,16 @@ Go to the project folder: C:\Path\to>cd protobuf C:\Path\to\protobuf> -Protobuf unit-tests require gmock to build. If you download protobuf source code -from the *releases* page, the *gmock* directory should already be there. If you checkout -the code via `git clone`, this *gmock* directory won't exist and you will have to -download it manually or skip building protobuf unit-tests. - -You can download gmock as follows: +Remember to update any submodules if you are using git clone (you can skip this +step if you are using a release .tar.gz or .zip package): - C:\Path\to\protobuf>git clone -b release-1.7.0 https://github.com/google/googlemock.git gmock - -Then go to *gmock* folder and download gtest: - - C:\Path\to\protobuf>cd gmock - C:\Path\to\protobuf\gmock>git clone -b release-1.7.0 https://github.com/google/googletest.git gtest - -If you absolutely don't want to build and run protobuf unit-tests, skip -this steps and use protobuf at your own risk. +```console +C:\Path\to> git submodule update --init --recursive +``` Now go to *cmake* folder in protobuf sources: - C:\Path\to\protobuf\gmock>cd ..\cmake + C:\Path\to\protobuf>cd cmake C:\Path\to\protobuf\cmake> Good. Now you are ready to *CMake* configuration. @@ -124,7 +121,7 @@ It will generate *nmake* *Makefile* in current directory. To create *Visual Studio* solution file: C:\Path\to\protobuf\cmake\build>mkdir solution & cd solution - C:\Path\to\protobuf\cmake\build\solution>cmake -G "Visual Studio 12 2013 Win64" ^ + C:\Path\to\protobuf\cmake\build\solution>cmake -G "Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64" ^ -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../../../../install ^ ../.. @@ -302,6 +299,11 @@ further disable the option `-Dprotobuf_MSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME=OFF`. If it reports NOTFOUND for zlib_include or zlib_lib, you might haven't put the headers or the .lib file in the right directory. +If you already have ZLIB library and headers at some other location on your system then alternatively you can define following configuration flags to locate them: + + -DZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR=<path to dir containing zlib headers> + -DZLIB_LIB=<path to dir containing zlib> + Build and testing protobuf as usual. Notes on Compiler Warnings |