[PATCH 1/1] Added related notes for cmake build system to README and INSTALL.
Ralf Habacker
ralf.habacker at freenet.de
Mon Mar 22 08:07:27 PDT 2010
---
INSTALL | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
README | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
2 files changed, 75 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 744851d..e182f98 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
Quick start
===========
-DBus uses GNU AutoTools for its build system, thus the basic install
-procedure can be summarized as:
+DBus could be build with GNU AutoTools or with cmake for its build system,
+thus the basic install procedure can be summarized as:
+
+with autotools:
./configure --prefix=/usr
make
@@ -13,13 +15,29 @@ procedure can be summarized as:
The configure script will automatically determine whether to try and
build bindings for GLib, Qt, Qt3, Python and Mono based on what tools
-are installed on the host system. The default build behaviour can be
+are installed on the host system. The default build behaviour can be
overridden using the --enable-XXX/--disable-XXX arguments to configure.
A typical scenario in which it is desirable to override automatic
-detection, is during packaging of binary builds, where a predictable
-dependancy chain is required. For more details on GNU AutoTools
+detection, is during packaging of binary builds, where a predictable
+dependancy chain is required. For more details on GNU AutoTools
installation, consult the generic instructions later in this document
+with cmake:
+ mkdir dbus-build-dir
+ cd dbus-build-dir
+ cmake -G <makefile-generator-name> [-D<option>] <dbus-src-root>/cmake
+ make
+ make install
+
+cmake will automatically determine whether to build some features
+based on what tools and/or libraries are installed on the host system.
+The default build behaviour can be overridden using the
+-DENABLE_<XXX> arguments to cmake.
+A typical scenario in which it is desirable to override automatic
+detection, is during packaging of binary builds, where a predictable
+dependancy chain is required. For more details on cmake installation,
+consult http://www.cmake.org/cmake/help/help.html.
+
External software dependancies
==============================
@@ -40,10 +58,10 @@ Core library
Optional:
- - libselinux (for SELinux integration)
- - dnotify (for automatic service file reload)
- - doxygen (for API documentation)
- - xmlto (for Spec & other XML documentation)
+ - libselinux (for SELinux integration)
+ - dnotify (for automatic service file reload)
+ - doxygen (for API documentation)
+ - xmlto or meinproc4 (for Spec & other XML documentation)
====================================================================
diff --git a/README b/README
index ec63a98..89bfaf7 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -60,24 +60,34 @@ Development snapshots make no ABI stability guarantees for new ABI
introduced since the last stable release. Development snapshots are
likely to have more bugs than stable releases, obviously.
+Configuration
+===
+
+dbus could be build by using autotools or cmake.
+
+When using autotools the configure step is initiated by running ./configure
+with our without additional configuration flags.
+
+When using cmake the configure step is initiated by running the cmake
+program with our without additional configuration flags.
+
Configuration flags
===
-These are the dbus-specific configuration flags that can be given to
-the ./configure program.
-
- --enable-tests enable unit test code
- --enable-verbose-mode support verbose debug mode
- --enable-asserts include assertion checks
- --enable-checks include sanity checks on public API
- --enable-xml-docs build XML documentation (requires xmlto)
- --enable-doxygen-docs build DOXYGEN documentation (requires Doxygen)
- --enable-gcov compile with coverage profiling instrumentation (gcc only)
- --enable-abstract-sockets
- use abstract socket namespace (linux only)
- --enable-selinux build with SELinux support
- --enable-dnotify build with dnotify support (linux only)
- --enable-kqueue build with kqueue support (*BSD only)
+When using autools the dbus-specific configuration flags that can be given to
+the ./configure program are these
+
+ --enable-tests enable unit test code
+ --enable-verbose-mode support verbose debug mode
+ --enable-asserts include assertion checks
+ --enable-checks include sanity checks on public API
+ --enable-xml-docs build XML documentation (requires xmlto)
+ --enable-doxygen-docs build DOXYGEN documentation (requires Doxygen)
+ --enable-gcov compile with coverage profiling instrumentation (gcc only)
+ --enable-abstract-sockets use abstract socket namespace (linux only)
+ --enable-selinux build with SELinux support
+ --enable-dnotify build with dnotify support (linux only)
+ --enable-kqueue build with kqueue support (*BSD only)
--with-xml=libxml/expat XML library to use
--with-init-scripts=redhat Style of init scripts to install
--with-session-socket-dir=dirname Where to put sockets for the per-login-session message bus
@@ -90,7 +100,29 @@ the ./configure program.
--with-tags[=TAGS] include additional configurations [automatic]
--with-x use the X Window System
-
+When using the cmake build system the dbus-specific configuration flags that can be given
+to the cmake program are these (use -D<key>=<value> on command line)
+
+ CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE set dbus build mode - one of Debug|Release|RelWithDebInfo|MinSizeRel
+ DBUS_BUILD_TESTS enable unit test code default=ON
+ DBUS_BUILD_X11 Build X11-dependent code default=ON
+ HAVE_CONSOLE_OWNER_FILE enable console owner file (solaris only) ) default=ON
+ DBUS_DISABLE_ASSERTS Disable assertion checking default=OFF
+ DBUS_DISABLE_CHECKS Disable public API sanity checking default=OFF
+ DBUS_ENABLE_ABSTRACT_SOCKETS enable support for abstract sockets (linux only) default=ON
+ DBUS_ENABLE_ANSI enable -ansi -pedantic gcc flags default=OFF
+ DBUS_ENABLE_DNOTIFY build with dnotify support (linux only) default=ON
+ DBUS_ENABLE_VERBOSE_MODE support verbose debug mode default=ON
+ DBUS_ENABLE_DOXYGEN_DOCS build DOXYGEN documentation (requires Doxygen) default=ON
+ DBUS_GCOV_ENABLED compile with coverage profiling instrumentation (gcc only) default=OFF
+ DBUS_INSTALL_SYSTEM_LIBS install required system libraries default (windows only) =OFF
+ DBUS_USE_EXPAT Use expat (== ON) or libxml2 (==OFF) default=ON [1]
+ DBUS_USE_NONCE_TCP_DEFAULT_ADDRESS Use nonce tcp default address default=OFF
+ DBUS_USE_OUTPUT_DEBUG_STRING enable win32 debug port for message output default=OFF
+
+ [1] requires installed development package of the related dependency
+
+
API/ABI Policy
===
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