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# Build scripts that publish pre-compiled protoc artifacts
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``protoc`` is the compiler for ``.proto`` files. It generates language bindings
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for the messages and/or RPC services from ``.proto`` files.
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Because ``protoc`` is a native executable, the scripts under this directory
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build and publish a ``protoc`` executable (a.k.a. artifact) to Maven
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repositories. The artifact can be used by build automation tools so that users
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would not need to compile and install ``protoc`` for their systems.
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## Versioning
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The version of the ``protoc`` artifact must be the same as the version of the
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Protobuf project.
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## Artifact name
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The name of a published ``protoc`` artifact is in the following format:
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``protoc-<version>-<os>-<arch>.exe``, e.g., ``protoc-3.0.0-alpha-3-windows-x86_64.exe``.
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## System requirement
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Install [Apache Maven](http://maven.apache.org/) if you don't have it.
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The scripts only work under Unix-like environments, e.g., Linux, MacOSX, and
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Cygwin or MinGW for Windows. Please see ``README.md`` of the Protobuf project
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for how to set up the build environment.
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## To install artifacts locally
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The following command will install the ``protoc`` artifact to your local Maven repository.
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```
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$ mvn install
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```
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## Cross-compilation
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The Maven script will try to detect the OS and the architecture from Java
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system properties. It's possible to build a protoc binary for an arhitecture
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that is different from what Java has detected, as long as you have the proper
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compilers installed. For example, MingGW32 only ships with 32-bit compilers,
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but you can still build 32-bit protoc under a 64-bit system, with the following
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command:
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$ mvn install -Dos.detected.arch=x86_32
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```
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## To push artifacts to Maven Central
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Before you can upload artifacts to Maven Central repository, make sure you have
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read [this page](http://central.sonatype.org/pages/apache-maven.html) on how to
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configure GPG and Sonatype account
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Use the following command to upload artifacts:
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```
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$ mvn clean deploy -P release
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```
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