This repository contains the few source files necessary to compile a C++ project that depends on the Eigen library. We will use the Conan package manager to accomplish this.
First you must set up a Conan profile for your hardware. If you want Conan to figure this out for you (easiest), simply run
conan profile detect --force
Now we are ready to start using Conan.
- From the repository, run
conan install . --build=missing
This checks for binaries on your system and in the Conan remote that match your profile - if these are not found (missing), then the packages will be built from source This should automatically output binary files to a new build/Release folder. The output directory and build type can both be specified manually.
- Next, to set up the project (cmake version >= 3.23), run
cmake --preset conan-release
This builds the directory structure, and so long as the Conan settings do not change, does not need to be rerun each time you would like to recompile. The build instructions are output to the ./build/Release folder.
- To finally build the executable, run
cmake --build ./build/Release
and on build systems supporting multiple configurations (e.g. MSVC), specify the configuration at build time like
cmake --build ./build/Release --config Debug
The executable is now in the ./build/Release directory!