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Version 8.1 by christoph_lechleitner@iteg_at on 2012-07-22 02.17:53
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1 Setting up a portable C++ project still is a pain in the ass, especially if it shall be portable.
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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.
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5 === {{id name="PBA-cbsbootstrappingofportableC++project-HowTo..."/}}HowTo ... ===
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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]].
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9 ===== {{id name="PBA-cbsbootstrappingofportableC++project-Preparations"/}}Preparations =====
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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"]].
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13 For starters, You need to install the packages {{code language="none"}}pba-cbs{{/code}} and {{code language="none"}}subversion{{/code}}.
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15 ===== {{id name="PBA-cbsbootstrappingofportableC++project-Retrievethesceleton"/}}Retrieve the sceleton =====
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17 Decide for the main name of your app:
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19 {{code language="none"}}
20 MYAPPNAME="myapp"
21 {{/code}}
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23 Export our example from public svn:
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25 {{code language="none"}}
26 svn export "https://svn.clazzes.org/svn/pba/trunk/pba-helloworld-portable" $MYAPPNAME
27 {{/code}}
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29 ===== {{id name="PBA-cbsbootstrappingofportableC++project-Renameandsearch'n'replace"/}}Rename and search'n'replace =====
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31 Rename some stuff and have the inlcude files adapted:
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33 {{code language="none"}}
34 cd $MYAPPNAME
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36 scripts/rename_main_files.sh $MYAPPNAME
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38 rm scripts/rename_main_files.sh
39 {{/code}}
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41 ===== {{id name="PBA-cbsbootstrappingofportableC++project-Adaptdebianinformation"/}}Adapt debian information =====
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43 Change my name and e-mail to yours and adapt the description:
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45 {{code language="none"}}
46 $EDITOR debian*/control debian*/changelog
47 {{/code}}
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49 ===== {{id name="PBA-cbsbootstrappingofportableC++project-Optional:AdapttheWindowsrctemplate..."/}}Optional: Adapt the Windows rc template ... =====
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51 If you want windows binaries, edit the resoure template:
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53 {{code language="none"}}
54 $EDITOR src/*.rc
55 {{/code}}
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57 Do not forget to change the icon, too!
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59 ===== {{id name="PBA-cbsbootstrappingofportableC++project-Alternatively:Removewindowsstuff"/}}Alternatively: Remove windows stuff =====
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61 If you do not want windows binaries, remove it:
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63 (((
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66 {{code language="none"}}
67 rm -rf src/include-mingw.mk src/*.rc debian-mingw* build/win*
68 {{/code}}
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70 ===== {{id name="PBA-cbsbootstrappingofportableC++project-Optional:Activatesvnoranotherrevisioncontrolsystem"/}}Optional: Activate svn or another revision control system =====
71 )))
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73 Now (and before any build activity) is a very good time to put your project under subversion control:
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75 {{code language="none"}}
76 svn add `pwd`
77 {{/code}}
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79 You might also want to fill {{code language="none"}}svn:ignore{{/code}} properties of some directories:
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81 {{code language="none"}}
82 scripts/set_svn_ignore.sh
83 {{/code}}
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85 ===== {{id name="PBA-cbsbootstrappingofportableC++project-Optional:Installrequiredlibsandbuildthepackage"/}}Optional: Install required libs and build the package =====
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87 To produce the debian packages, just:
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89 {{code language="none"}}
90 # this needs sudo privileges
91 pba-builddeps -i
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93 pba-build -u
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95 # or dpkg-build*
96 {{/code}}
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98 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.
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100 ===== {{id name="PBA-cbsbootstrappingofportableC++project-Optional:CreateWindowsInstallers"/}}Optional: Create Windows Installers =====
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102 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:
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104 {{code language="none"}}
105 $EDITOR src/*.nsi
106 {{/code}}
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108 Then "make" the {{code language="none"}}nsis{{/code}} directory:
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110 {{code language="none"}}
111 make -C nsis && ls -ltr nsis/*.exe
112 {{/code}}
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114 ===== {{id name="PBA-cbsbootstrappingofportableC++project-FinallyupdatetheReadMe"/}}Finally update the ReadMe =====
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116 At least remove the link to this page:
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118 {{code language="none"}}
119 $EDITOR doc/ReadMe.txt
120 {{/code}}