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authorMarkus Rickert <rickert@fortiss.org>2021-05-16 17:48:07 +0200
committerNick Wellnhofer <wellnhofer@aevum.de>2021-05-21 12:22:13 +0200
commit4fc473d7e884ce5315c85febf28c2daeaca9ae0b (patch)
treee874ab5be26b9026cf01aa0257502f2a7e8743f8
parent85b1792e37b131e7a51af98a37f92472e8de5f3f (diff)
downloadlibxml2-4fc473d7e884ce5315c85febf28c2daeaca9ae0b.tar.gz
Add instructions on how to use CMake to compile libxml
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@@ -27,6 +27,26 @@ Compilation
Please report test failures to the mailing list or bug tracker.
+ Another option for compiling libxml is using CMake:
+
+ cmake -E tar xf libxml2-xxx.tar.gz
+ cmake -S libxml2-xxx -B libxml2-xxx-build [possible options]
+ cmake --build libxml2-xxx-build
+ cmake --install libxml2-xxx-build
+
+ Common CMake options include:
+
+ -D BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF # build static libraries
+ -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release # specify build type
+ -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local # specify the install path
+ -D LIBXML2_WITH_ICONV=OFF # disable iconv
+ -D LIBXML2_WITH_LZMA=OFF # disable liblzma
+ -D LIBXML2_WITH_PYTHON=OFF # disable Python
+ -D LIBXML2_WITH_ZLIB=OFF # disable libz
+
+ You can also open the libxml source directory with its CMakeLists.txt
+ directly in various IDEs such as CLion, QtCreator, or Visual Studio.
+
2. What other libraries are needed to compile/install libxml?
Libxml does not require any other libraries. A platform with somewhat