Installing build dependencies

Installing build dependencies#

For a basic build, at least the following is required:

  • C compiler and standard C development libraries (ex: sudo apt install build-essential)

  • CMake (ex sudo apt install cmake)

  • git (ex sudo apt install git)

For configuring CMake, the ccmake tool is handy. Install it with sudo apt install cmake-curses-gui. Run it as ccmake . from the build directory.

Python bindings (optional)#

For Python bindings, you need Python with development libraries, SWIG and NumPy installed. The following example shows how to install Python 3.10 on Ubuntu (which currently comes with Python 3.8) together with development libraries:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa -y
sudo apt install python3.10 python3.10-dev python3.10-distutils swig
pip install numpy  # you might want to do this from a virtual environemnt

Fortran bindings (optional)#

For Fortran bindings, you need Fortran development libraries. On Ubuntu, they can be installed with

sudo apt install gfortran

Redland librdf support (optional)#

Redland librdf is a set of C libraries providing support for RDF. It is currently used by the rdf storage plugin.

sudo apt install librdf-dev

HDF5 support (optional)#

HDF5 development development libraries are used by the hdf5 storage plugin. On Ubuntu, they can be installed with

sudo apt install libhdf5-dev

Testing (optional)#

DLite uses cppcheck for static code analysis and valgrind for memory checking. On Ubuntu they can be installed with

sudo apt install cppcheck valgrind

Debugging (optional)#

Use gdb for debugging errors in the C code. On Ubuntu it can be installed with

sudo apt install gdb

See the GDB Tutorial for more information on how to use GDB. Some DLite-specific tips can also be found in Memory debugging.

Building documentation (optional)#

DLite uses Sphinx and Doxygen to generate documentation. Ubuntu they can be installed with

sudo apt install cppcheck doxygen
pip install -r requirements_doc.txt