Compiling on Linux
The instructions on this page describe how you compile the frePPLe source code into binaries. After compilation you need to return to the installation and configuration steps outlined on the previous page.
In the folder contrib/docker you find a number of dockerfiles that automate the instructions below for some common linux distributions.
Update your system with the development software packages.
- gccFront end for the GNU compiler suite.
- gcc-c++GNU C++ compiler.
- xerces-c, 3.1 or higherXerces is a validating XML parser provided by the Apache Foundation.You need to install the libraries as well as the development libraries.
- python 3.5 or higherPython is a modern, easy to learn interpreted programming language.You need to install the language as well as the development libraries.
- gitDistributed version control tool.
- CMake, 3.0 or higherCMake is a cross-platform tool for building and packaging software.
- python-sphinx (optional)A modern documentation generation tool.
- PostgreSQL, 9.5 or higherThe world’s most advanced open source relational database. And that’s not an overstatement…
Pick up the latest code from the repository:
git clone https://github.com/frePPLe/frePPLe.git <project_directory>
Initialize the build environment
The CMakeLists.txt file has some logic to detect your Linux distribution and configure the build script. In case you’re working on an unknown distribution or version, you will need to update this file.
- The initialization step will also check for all required build software and
report any missing packages.
cd <project_directory> mkdir build cd build cmake ..
Build the software
cd <project_directory>/build cmake --build . --config Release
Install the software
cd <project_directory>/build cmake --install .
Optionally, create a installation .deb or .rpm package
cd <project_directory>/build cmake --build . --target package
Free the disk space used during the build.
cd <project_directory> rm -rf build
To sync your environment with the latest changes from the repository:
cd <project_directory> git pull
Putting it all together… Here is an example build script for Ubuntu:
# Update your linux with the right development packages # The package manager and the package names will vary by distribution sudo apt update sudo apt install libxerces-c3.2 libxerces-c-dev openssl libssl-dev cmake python3 python3-dev g++ git libpq5 libpq-dev python3-sphinx # Clone the source code from the git repository git clone https://github.com/frePPLe/frePPLe.git -b master ~/frepple # Install Python packages cd ~/frepple sudo pip3 install -r ./requirements.dev.txt # Compile mkdir ~/frepple/build cd ~/frepple/build cmake .. cmake --build . --target Release cmake --build . --target package