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This directory contains *CMake* files that can be used to build protobuf |
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with *MSVC* on *Windows*. You can build the project from *Command Prompt* |
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and using an *Visual Studio* IDE. |
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You need to have [CMake](http://www.cmake.org), [Visual Studio](https://www.visualstudio.com) |
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and optionally [Git](http://git-scm.com) installed on your computer before proceeding. |
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Most of the instructions will be given to the *Сommand Prompt*, but the same |
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actions can be performed using appropriate GUI tools. |
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Environment Setup |
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Open the appropriate *Command Prompt* from the *Start* menu. |
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For example *VS2013 x64 Native Tools Command Prompt*: |
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\bin\amd64> |
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Change to your working directory: |
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\bin\amd64>cd C:\Path\to |
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C:\Path\to> |
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Where *C:\Path\to* is path to your real working directory. |
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Create a folder where protobuf headers/libraries/binaries will be installed after built: |
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C:\Path\to>mkdir install |
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If *cmake* command is not avaliable from *Command Prompt*, add it to system *PATH* variable: |
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C:\Path\to>set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\bin |
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If *git* command is not avaliable from *Command Prompt*, add it to system *PATH* variable: |
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C:\Path\to>set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd |
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Good. Now you are ready to continue. |
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Getting Sources |
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You can get the latest stable source packages from the |
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[releases](https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases) page. |
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Or you can type: |
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C:\Path\to> git clone -b [release_tag] https://github.com/google/protobuf.git |
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Where *[release_tag]* is a git tag like *v3.0.0-beta-1* or a branch name like *master* |
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if you want to get the latest code. |
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Go to the project folder: |
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C:\Path\to>cd protobuf |
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C:\Path\to\protobuf> |
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Protobuf unit-tests require gmock to build. If you download protobuf source code |
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from the *releases* page, the *gmock* directory should already be there. If you checkout |
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the code via `git clone`, this *gmock* directory won't exist and you will have to |
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download it manually or skip building protobuf unit-tests. |
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You can download gmock as follows: |
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C:\Path\to\protobuf>git clone -b release-1.7.0 https://github.com/google/googlemock.git gmock |
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Then go to *gmock* folder and download gtest: |
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C:\Path\to\protobuf>cd gmock |
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C:\Path\to\protobuf\gmock>git clone -b release-1.7.0 https://github.com/google/googletest.git gtest |
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If you absolutely don't want to build and run protobuf unit-tests, skip |
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this steps and use protobuf at your own risk. |
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Now go to *cmake* folder in protobuf sources: |
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C:\Path\to\protobuf\gmock>cd ..\cmake |
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C:\Path\to\protobuf\cmake> |
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Good. Now you are ready to *CMake* configuration. |
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CMake Configuration |
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*CMake* supports a lot of different |
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[generators](http://www.cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake-generators.7.html) |
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for various native build systems. |
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We are only interested in |
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[Makefile](http://www.cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake-generators.7.html#makefile-generators) |
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and |
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[Visual Studio](http://www.cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake-generators.7.html#visual-studio-generators) |
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generators. |
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We will use shadow building to separate the temporary files from the protobuf source code. |
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Create a temporary *build* folder and change your working directory to it: |
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C:\Path\to\protobuf\cmake>mkdir build & cd build |
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C:\Path\to\protobuf\cmake\build> |
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The *Makefile* generator can build the project in only one configuration, so you need to build |
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a separate folder for each configuration. |
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To start using a *Release* configuration: |
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C:\Path\to\protobuf\cmake\build>mkdir release & cd release |
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C:\Path\to\protobuf\cmake\build\release>cmake -G "NMake Makefiles" ^ |
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-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ^ |
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-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../../../../install ^ |
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../.. |
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It will generate *nmake* *Makefile* in current directory. |
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To use *Debug* configuration: |
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C:\Path\to\protobuf\cmake\build>mkdir debug & cd debug |
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C:\Path\to\protobuf\cmake\build\debug>cmake -G "NMake Makefiles" ^ |
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-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ^ |
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-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../../../../install ^ |
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../.. |
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It will generate *nmake* *Makefile* in current directory. |
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To create *Visual Studio* solution file: |
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C:\Path\to\protobuf\cmake\build>mkdir solution & cd solution |
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C:\Path\to\protobuf\cmake\build\solution>cmake -G "Visual Studio 12 2013 Win64" ^ |
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-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../../../../install ^ |
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../.. |
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It will generate *Visual Studio* solution file *protobuf.sln* in current directory. |
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If the *gmock* directory does not exist, and you do not want to build protobuf unit tests, |
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you need to add *cmake* command argument `-Dprotobuf_BUILD_TESTS=OFF` to disable testing. |
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Compiling |
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========= |
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To compile protobuf: |
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C:\Path\to\protobuf\cmake\build\release>nmake |
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or |
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C:\Path\to\protobuf\cmake\build\debug>nmake |
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And wait for the compilation to finish. |
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If you prefer to use the IDE: |
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* Open the generated protobuf.sln file in Microsoft Visual Studio. |
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* Choose "Debug" or "Release" configuration as desired. |
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* From the Build menu, choose "Build Solution". |
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And wait for the compilation to finish. |
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Testing |
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To run unit-tests: |
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C:\Path\to\protobuf\cmake\build\release>nmake check |
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or |
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C:\Path\to\protobuf\cmake\build\debug>nmake check |
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You can also build project *check* from Visual Studio solution. |
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Yes, it may sound strange, but it works. |
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You should see output similar to: |
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Running main() from gmock_main.cc |
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[==========] Running 1546 tests from 165 test cases. |
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... |
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[==========] 1546 tests from 165 test cases ran. (2529 ms total) |
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[ PASSED ] 1546 tests. |
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To run specific tests: |
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C:\Path\to\protobuf>cmake\build\release\tests.exe --gtest_filter=AnyTest* |
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Running main() from gmock_main.cc |
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Note: Google Test filter = AnyTest* |
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[==========] Running 3 tests from 1 test case. |
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[----------] Global test environment set-up. |
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[----------] 3 tests from AnyTest |
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[ RUN ] AnyTest.TestPackAndUnpack |
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[ OK ] AnyTest.TestPackAndUnpack (0 ms) |
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[ RUN ] AnyTest.TestPackAndUnpackAny |
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[ OK ] AnyTest.TestPackAndUnpackAny (0 ms) |
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[ RUN ] AnyTest.TestIs |
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[ OK ] AnyTest.TestIs (0 ms) |
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[----------] 3 tests from AnyTest (1 ms total) |
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[----------] Global test environment tear-down |
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[==========] 3 tests from 1 test case ran. (2 ms total) |
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[ PASSED ] 3 tests. |
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Note that the tests must be run from the source folder. |
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If all tests are passed, safely continue. |
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Installing |
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To install protobuf to the specified *install* folder: |
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C:\Path\to\protobuf\cmake\build\release>nmake install |
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or |
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C:\Path\to\protobuf\cmake\build\debug>nmake install |
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You can also build project *INSTALL* from Visual Studio solution. |
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It sounds not so strange and it works. |
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This will create the following folders under the *install* location: |
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* bin - that contains protobuf *protoc.exe* compiler; |
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* inclue - that contains C++ headers and protobuf *.proto files; |
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* lib - that contains linking libraries and *CMake* configuration files for *protobuf* package. |
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Now you can if needed: |
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* Copy the contents of the include directory to wherever you want to put headers. |
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* Copy protoc.exe wherever you put build tools (probably somewhere in your PATH). |
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* Copy linking libraries libprotobuf[d].lib, libprotobuf-lite[d].lib, and libprotoc[d].lib wherever you put libraries. |
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To avoid conflicts between the MSVC debug and release runtime libraries, when |
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compiling a debug build of your application, you may need to link against a |
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debug build of libprotobufd.lib with "d" postfix. Similarly, release builds should link against |
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release libprotobuf.lib library. |
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DLLs vs. static linking |
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Static linking is now the default for the Protocol Buffer libraries. Due to |
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issues with Win32's use of a separate heap for each DLL, as well as binary |
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compatibility issues between different versions of MSVC's STL library, it is |
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recommended that you use static linkage only. However, it is possible to |
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build libprotobuf and libprotoc as DLLs if you really want. To do this, |
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do the following: |
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* Add an additional flag `-Dprotobuf_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON` when invoking cmake |
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* Follow the same steps as described in the above section. |
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* When compiling your project, make sure to `#define PROTOBUF_USE_DLLS`. |
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When distributing your software to end users, we strongly recommend that you |
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do NOT install libprotobuf.dll or libprotoc.dll to any shared location. |
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Instead, keep these libraries next to your binaries, in your application's |
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own install directory. C++ makes it very difficult to maintain binary |
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compatibility between releases, so it is likely that future versions of these |
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libraries will *not* be usable as drop-in replacements. |
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If your project is itself a DLL intended for use by third-party software, we |
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recommend that you do NOT expose protocol buffer objects in your library's |
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public interface, and that you statically link protocol buffers into your |
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library. |
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ZLib support |
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If you want to include GzipInputStream and GzipOutputStream |
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(google/protobuf/io/gzip_stream.h) in libprotobuf, you will need to do a few |
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additional steps. |
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Obtain a copy of the zlib library. The pre-compiled DLL at zlib.net works. |
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You need prepare it: |
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* Make sure zlib's two headers are in your `C:\Path\to\install\include` path |
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* Make sure zlib's linking libraries (*.lib file) is in your |
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`C:\Path\to\install\lib` library path. |
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You can also compile it from source by yourself. |
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Getting sources: |
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C:\Path\to>git clone -b v1.2.8 https://github.com/madler/zlib.git |
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C:\Path\to>cd zlib |
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Compiling and Installing: |
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C:\Path\to\zlib>mkdir build & cd build |
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C:\Path\to\zlib\build>mkdir release & cd release |
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C:\Path\to\zlib\build\release>cmake -G "NMake Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ^ |
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-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../../../install ../.. |
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C:\Path\to\zlib\build\release>nmake & nmake install |
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You can make *debug* version or use *Visual Studio* generator also as before for the |
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protobuf project. |
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Now add *bin* folder from *install* to system *PATH*: |
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C:\Path\to>set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Path\to\install\bin |
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You need reconfigure protobuf with flag `-Dprotobuf_WITH_ZLIB=ON` when invoking cmake. |
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Note that if you have compiled ZLIB yourself, as stated above, |
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further disable the option `-Dprotobuf_MSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME=OFF`. |
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If it reports NOTFOUND for zlib_include or zlib_lib, you might haven't put |
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the headers or the .lib file in the right directory. |
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Build and testing protobuf as usual. |
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Notes on Compiler Warnings |
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The following warnings have been disabled while building the protobuf libraries |
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and compiler. You may have to disable some of them in your own project as |
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well, or live with them. |
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* C4018 - 'expression' : signed/unsigned mismatch |
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* C4146 - unary minus operator applied to unsigned type, result still unsigned |
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* C4244 - Conversion from 'type1' to 'type2', possible loss of data. |
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* C4251 - 'identifier' : class 'type' needs to have dll-interface to be used by |
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clients of class 'type2' |
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* C4267 - Conversion from 'size_t' to 'type', possible loss of data. |
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* C4305 - 'identifier' : truncation from 'type1' to 'type2' |
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* C4355 - 'this' : used in base member initializer list |
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* C4800 - 'type' : forcing value to bool 'true' or 'false' (performance warning) |
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* C4996 - 'function': was declared deprecated |
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C4251 is of particular note, if you are compiling the Protocol Buffer library |
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as a DLL (see previous section). The protocol buffer library uses templates in |
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its public interfaces. MSVC does not provide any reasonable way to export |
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template classes from a DLL. However, in practice, it appears that exporting |
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templates is not necessary anyway. Since the complete definition of any |
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template is available in the header files, anyone importing the DLL will just |
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end up compiling instances of the templates into their own binary. The |
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Protocol Buffer implementation does not rely on static template members being |
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unique, so there should be no problem with this, but MSVC prints warning |
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nevertheless. So, we disable it. Unfortunately, this warning will also be |
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produced when compiling code which merely uses protocol buffers, meaning you |
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may have to disable it in your code too.
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