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author | halcanary <halcanary@google.com> | 2015-11-16 07:37:23 -0800 |
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committer | Commit bot <commit-bot@chromium.org> | 2015-11-16 07:37:23 -0800 |
commit | b5002394d141c4adbf4d7c5e39c1d23363f501e3 (patch) | |
tree | 9dc4592963d5444f8052493584b47f69fecb3c7b /site/user | |
parent | b1a32ad51767d7639abc6ba16aae656145d7fc77 (diff) |
Documentation: Further cleanup
* /user/download: remove instruction to compile and run skia
tests - moved to /user/quick/${OS}
* /user/quick/desktop: move Gyp options to a section in the
FAQ (distracts from quick start narritive).
* /user/tips: reformat, rewrite.
NOTRY=true
DOCS_PREVIEW= https://skia.org/?cl=1443653002
Review URL: https://codereview.chromium.org/1443653002
Diffstat (limited to 'site/user')
-rw-r--r-- | site/user/download.md | 36 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | site/user/quick/desktop.md | 47 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | site/user/tips.md | 88 |
3 files changed, 79 insertions, 92 deletions
diff --git a/site/user/download.md b/site/user/download.md index 992fe3041b..831d3017db 100644 --- a/site/user/download.md +++ b/site/user/download.md @@ -24,37 +24,15 @@ Clone the Skia repository git clone https://skia.googlesource.com/skia.git cd skia -Get Skia's dependencies and generate Ninja build files ------------------------------------------------------- - -<!--?prettify lang=sh?--> - - python bin/sync-and-gyp - -Compile all default targets ---------------------------- - -<!--?prettify lang=sh?--> - - ninja -C out/Debug - -Execute Skia tests ------------------- - -[More about Skia correctness testing tools](../dev/testing/testing) - -<!--?prettify lang=sh?--> - - out/Debug/dm - -Execute Skia sample application -------------------------------- - -[More about Skia's SampleApp](sample/sampleapp) +Getting started with Skia +------------------------- -<!--?prettify lang=sh?--> +Try out more things from the [desktop](./quick/desktop), +[Android](./quick/android), and [iOS](./quick/ios)-specific Skia +guides. - out/Debug/SampleApp +Changing and contributing to Skia +--------------------------------- At this point, you have everything you need to build and use Skia! If you want to make changes, and possibly contribute them back to the Skia diff --git a/site/user/quick/desktop.md b/site/user/quick/desktop.md index 704a41c43c..88e31d72ad 100644 --- a/site/user/quick/desktop.md +++ b/site/user/quick/desktop.md @@ -30,50 +30,9 @@ Instructions to get started with Skia on desktop systems (Linux, Mac OS X, or Wi Gyp Options ----------- -When running `sync-and-gyp`, the `GYP_DEFINES` environment variable can -be used to change Skia’s compile-time settings, using a -space-separated list of key=value pairs. For example, to disable both -the Skia GPU backend and PDF backends, run it as follows: - -<!--?prettify lang=sh?--> - - GYP_DEFINES='skia_gpu=0 skia_pdf=0' python bin/sync-and-gyp - ninja -C out/Debug - -Note: Setting enviroment variables in the Windows CMD.EXE shell [uses a -different syntax](./windows#env). - -You can also set environment variables such as `CC`, `CXX`, -`CFLAGS`, or `CPPFLAGS` to control how Skia is compiled. For -example: - -<!--?prettify lang=sh?--> - - CC='clang' CXX='clang++' python bin/sync-and-gyp - ninja -C out/Debug - -The `GYP_GENERATORS` environment variable can be used to set the -build systems that you want to use (as a comma-separated list). -The default is `'ninja,msvs-ninja'` on Windows, `'ninja,xcode'` on -Mac OS X, and just `'ninja'` on Linux. For example, to generate -only Ninja files on Mac: - -<!--?prettify lang=sh?--> - - GYP_GENERATORS='ninja' python bin/sync-and-gyp - ninja -C out/Debug - -Finally, the `SKIA_OUT` environment variable can be used to set -the path for the build directory. The default is `out` inside the -top-level Skia source directory. For example to test Skia with -two different compilers: - -<!--?prettify lang=sh?--> - - CC='clang' CXX='clang++' SKIA_OUT=~/build/skia_clang python bin/sync-and-gyp - CC='gcc' CXX='g++' SKIA_OUT=~/build/skia_gcc python bin/sync-and-gyp - ninja -C ~/build/skia_clang/Debug - ninja -C ~/build/skia_gcc/Debug +Skia relies on Gyp to generate build files. Read about +[specifying options for Gyp](/user/tips#gypdefines) to set the +compile-time settings, compiler, build systems, and build directory. Run unit and correctness tests ------------------------------ diff --git a/site/user/tips.md b/site/user/tips.md index 41536211e1..ed701792dd 100644 --- a/site/user/tips.md +++ b/site/user/tips.md @@ -1,12 +1,62 @@ Tips & FAQ ========== -Tips and Tricks ---------------- +<span id="gypdefines"></span> + +Gyp Options +----------- + +When running `sync-and-gyp`, the `GYP_DEFINES` environment variable can +be used to change Skia’s compile-time settings, using a +space-separated list of key=value pairs. For example, to disable both +the Skia GPU backend and PDF backends, run it as follows: + +<!--?prettify lang=sh?--> + + GYP_DEFINES='skia_gpu=0 skia_pdf=0' python bin/sync-and-gyp + ninja -C out/Debug + +Note: Setting enviroment variables in the Windows CMD.EXE shell [uses a +different syntax](/user/quick/windows#env). + +You can also set environment variables such as `CC`, `CXX`, +`CFLAGS`, or `CPPFLAGS` to control how Skia is compiled. For +example: + +<!--?prettify lang=sh?--> + + CC='clang' CXX='clang++' python bin/sync-and-gyp + ninja -C out/Debug + +The `GYP_GENERATORS` environment variable can be used to set the +build systems that you want to use (as a comma-separated list). +The default is `'ninja,msvs-ninja'` on Windows, `'ninja,xcode'` on +Mac OS X, and just `'ninja'` on Linux. For example, to generate +only Ninja files on Mac: + +<!--?prettify lang=sh?--> + + GYP_GENERATORS='ninja' python bin/sync-and-gyp + ninja -C out/Debug + +Finally, the `SKIA_OUT` environment variable can be used to set +the path for the build directory. The default is `out` inside the +top-level Skia source directory. For example to test Skia with +two different compilers: + +<!--?prettify lang=sh?--> + + CC='clang' CXX='clang++' SKIA_OUT=~/build/skia_clang python bin/sync-and-gyp + CC='gcc' CXX='g++' SKIA_OUT=~/build/skia_gcc python bin/sync-and-gyp + ninja -C ~/build/skia_clang/Debug + ninja -C ~/build/skia_gcc/Debug + +* * * <span id="bitmap-subsetting"></span> -### Bitmap Subsetting +Bitmap Subsetting +----------------- Taking a subset of a bitmap is effectively free - no pixels are copied or memory is allocated. This allows Skia to offer an API that typically operates @@ -22,8 +72,8 @@ drawBitmapNine(): <span id="skp-capture"></span> -### Capturing a `.skp` file on a web page in Chromium. - +Capture a `.skp` file on a web page in Chromium +----------------------------------------------- 1. Launch Chrome or Chromium with `--no-sandbox --enable-gpu-benchmarking` 2. Open the JS console (ctrl-shift-J) @@ -47,32 +97,32 @@ or use Skia's `SampleApp` to view it: * * * -FAQ ---- - <span id="hw-acceleration"></span> -### Does Skia support HW acceleration? +How to add hardware acceleration in Skia +---------------------------------------- -There are two ways Skia can take advantage of HW. +There are two ways Skia takes advantage of specific hardware. -1. Subclass SkCanvas +1. Subclass SkCanvas -Since all drawing calls go through SkCanvas, those calls can be redirected to -a different graphics API. SkGLCanvas has been written to direct its drawing -calls to OpenGL. See src/gl/ + Since all drawing calls go through SkCanvas, those calls can be + redirected to a different graphics API. SkGLCanvas has been + written to direct its drawing calls to OpenGL. See src/gl/ -2. Custom bottleneck routines +2. Custom bottleneck routines -There are sets of bottleneck routines inside the blits of Skia that can be -replace on a platform in order to take advantage of specific CPU features. One -such example is the NEON SIMD instructions on ARM v7 devices. See src/opts/ + There are sets of bottleneck routines inside the blits of Skia + that can be replace on a platform in order to take advantage of + specific CPU features. One such example is the NEON SIMD + instructions on ARM v7 devices. See src/opts/ * * * <span id="font-hinting"></span> -### Does Skia support Font hinting? +Does Skia support Font hinting? +------------------------------- Skia has a built-in font cache, but it does not know how to actual render font files like TrueType? into its cache. For that it relies on the platform to |