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on 2012-07-20 05.08:42
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on 2014-01-08 06.34:26
Change comment: Integrating library variant pba-hellolib-portable

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1 -I am preparing a full example to be checked out or exported from public svn.
1 +Setting up a portable C++ project still is a pain in the ass, especially if it shall be portable.
2 2  
3 -Soon ...
3 +When trying to automate it in some way, we came to the conclusion that a full example in a public subversion repository is a good solutions because it's easy to use for you and easy to maintain for us.
4 4  
5 +=== {{id name="PBA-cbsbootstrappingofportableC++project-HowTo..."/}}HowTo ... ===
6 +
7 +These are the steps for an ultra fast bootstrapping of a portable project relying on pba-cbs and [[our incarnation of the MinGW cross compilation toolchain>>doc:MINGW64.WebHome]].
8 +
9 +===== {{id name="PBA-cbsbootstrappingofportableC++project-Preparations"/}}Preparations =====
10 +
11 +You need deb sources for {{code language="none"}}pba{{/code}} ({{code language="none"}}any-pba-1.0{{/code}}) and //distro//{{code language="none"}}-mingw-5{{/code}} (i.e. {{code language="none"}}squeeze-mingw-5{{/code}} or {{code language="none"}}wheezy-mingw-5{{/code}}), see [[https:~~/~~/deb.clazzes.org>>url:https://deb.clazzes.org/||shape="rect"]].
12 +
13 +For starters, You need to install the packages {{code language="none"}}pba-cbs{{/code}} and {{code language="none"}}subversion{{/code}}.
14 +
15 +===== {{id name="PBA-cbsbootstrappingofportableC++project-Retrievethesceleton"/}}Retrieve the sceleton =====
16 +
17 +Decide for the main name of your app:
18 +
19 +{{code language="none"}}
20 +MYAPPNAME="myapp"
21 +{{/code}}
22 +
23 +Export our example from public svn:
24 +
25 +{{code language="none"}}
26 +# for an application project:
27 +svn export "https://svn.clazzes.org/svn/pba/trunk/pba-helloworld-portable" $MYAPPNAME
28 + 
29 +# for a library project:
30 +svn export "https://svn.clazzes.org/svn/pba/trunk/pba-hellolib-portable" $MYAPPNAME
31 +{{/code}}
32 +
33 +===== {{id name="PBA-cbsbootstrappingofportableC++project-Renameandsearch'n'replace"/}}Rename and search'n'replace =====
34 +
35 +Rename some stuff and have the inlcude files adapted:
36 +
37 +{{code language="none"}}
38 +cd $MYAPPNAME
39 + 
40 +scripts/rename_main_files.sh $MYAPPNAME
41 + 
42 +rm scripts/rename_main_files.sh
43 +{{/code}}
44 +
45 +===== {{id name="PBA-cbsbootstrappingofportableC++project-Optional:Removewindowsstuff"/}}Optional: Remove windows stuff =====
46 +
47 +If you do not want windows binaries, remove it:
48 +
49 +(((
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51 +
52 +{{code language="none"}}
53 +rm -rf src/include-mingw.mk src/*.nsi src/*.rc debian-mingw* build/win* nsis
54 +{{/code}}
55 +
56 +
57 +)))
58 +
59 +===== {{id name="PBA-cbsbootstrappingofportableC++project-Adaptdebianinformation"/}}Adapt debian information =====
60 +
61 +Change my name and e-mail to yours and adapt the description:
62 +
63 +{{code language="none"}}
64 +$EDITOR debian*/control debian*/changelog
65 +{{/code}}
66 +
67 +===== {{id name="PBA-cbsbootstrappingofportableC++project-Optional:AdapttheWindowsrctemplate..."/}}Optional: Adapt the Windows rc template ... =====
68 +
69 +If you want windows binaries, edit the templates for .rc file and NSIS installer script:
70 +
71 +{{code language="none"}}
72 +$EDITOR src/*.rc src/*.nsi
73 +{{/code}}
74 +
75 +Do not forget to change the icon, too!
76 +
77 +===== {{id name="PBA-cbsbootstrappingofportableC++project-Optional:Activatesvnoranotherrevisioncontrolsystem"/}}(% style="line-height: 1.6666666;" %)Optional: Activate svn or another revision control system(%%) =====
78 +
79 +Now (and before any build activity) is a very good time to put your project under subversion control:
80 +
81 +{{code language="none"}}
82 +svn add `pwd`
83 +{{/code}}
84 +
85 +You might also want to fill {{code language="none"}}svn:ignore{{/code}} properties of some directories:
86 +
87 +{{code language="none"}}
88 +scripts/set_svn_ignore.sh
89 +{{/code}}
90 +
91 +===== {{id name="PBA-cbsbootstrappingofportableC++project-Optional:Installrequiredlibsandbuildthepackage"/}}Optional: Install required libs and build the package =====
92 +
93 +To produce the debian packages, just:
94 +
95 +{{code language="none"}}
96 +# this needs sudo privileges
97 +pba-builddeps -i
98 + 
99 +pba-build -u
100 +
101 +# or dpkg-build*
102 +{{/code}}
103 +
104 +To only build the linux packages or only the windows packages, add {{code language="none"}}-o unix{{/code}} resp. {{code language="none"}}-o mingw{{/code}} to the pba-commands.
105 +
106 +===== {{id name="PBA-cbsbootstrappingofportableC++project-Optional:CreateWindowsInstallers"/}}Optional: Create Windows Installers =====
107 +
108 +First, edit the {{code language="none"}}.nsi{{/code}} script template and replace all instances of "{{code language="none"}}Clazzes.org{{/code}}" with something of your choice:
109 +
110 +{{code language="none"}}
111 +$EDITOR src/*.nsi
112 +{{/code}}
113 +
114 +Then "make" the {{code language="none"}}nsis{{/code}} directory:
115 +
116 +{{code language="none"}}
117 +make -C nsis && ls -ltr nsis/*.exe
118 +{{/code}}
119 +
120 +===== {{id name="PBA-cbsbootstrappingofportableC++project-FinallyupdatetheReadMe"/}}Finally update the ReadMe =====
121 +
122 +At least remove the link to this page ...
123 +
124 +{{code language="none"}}
125 +$EDITOR doc/ReadMe.txt
126 +{{/code}}
127 +
128 +... or the complete ReadMe file.
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