Visualization Library is a C++ middleware for high-performance 2D and 3D graphics applications based on the industry standard OpenGL 1.x-4.x, designed to develop portable applications for the Windows, Linux and Mac OS X operating systems.
- Install CMake 3.x: https://cmake.org/download/
- Install Doxygen 1.8.x: http://www.doxygen.nl/download.html (optional to build the docs, if not interested remove
-DVL_BUILD_DOCS=ON) - Install Qt5 (optional, to run the Qt5 GUI bindings, if not interested remove
-DVL_GUI_QT5_SUPPORT=ON-DVL_GUI_QT5_EXAMPLES=ON)
Example to build and install a Debug build of VL and run the vlQt5_tests.exe glsl test:
cd C:\
git clone git@github.com:MicBosi/VisualizationLibrary.git
cd VisualizationLibrary
mkdir _BUILD
mkdir _INSTALL
cd _BUILD
cmake .. -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -DVL_GUI_WIN32_SUPPORT=ON -DVL_GUI_WIN32_EXAMPLES=ON -DVL_GUI_QT5_SUPPORT=ON -DVL_GUI_QT5_EXAMPLES=ON -DVL_INSTALL_DATA=ON -DVL_BUILD_DOCS=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX='C:\VisualizationLibrary\_INSTALL\'
cmake --build . --config Debug --target INSTALL
cmake --build . --config Debug --target Docs
set PATH=C:\VisualizationLibrary\_INSTALL\bin;%PATH%
set VL_DATA_PATH=C:\VisualizationLibrary\_INSTALL\data
vlQt5_tests.exe glsl
cat log.txt
Use make --build . --config Release --target INSTALL to build and install in Release mode.
Something similar to this should work (uses QT5 gui bindings as an example, requires Qt5 dev to be installed):
cd ~
git clone git@github.com:MicBosi/VisualizationLibrary.git
cd VisualizationLibrary
mkdir _BUILD/Debug _BUILD/Release -p
mkdir _INSTALL
# Debug build
cd _BUILD/Debug
cmake ../.. -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DVL_GUI_QT5_SUPPORT=ON -DVL_GUI_QT5_EXAMPLES=ON -DVL_INSTALL_DATA=ON -DVL_BUILD_DOCS=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/VisualizationLibrary/_INSTALL
make -j 4
make install
make Docs
vlQt5_tests glsl
cat log.txt
# Release build
cd ../..
cd _BUILD/Release
cmake ../.. -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DVL_GUI_QT5_SUPPORT=ON -DVL_GUI_QT5_EXAMPLES=ON -DVL_INSTALL_DATA=ON -DVL_BUILD_DOCS=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/VisualizationLibrary/_INSTALL
make -j 4
make install
export PATH=~/VisualizationLibrary/_INSTALL/bin:$PATH
export VL_DATA_PATH=~/VisualizationLibrary/_INSTALL/data
vlQt5_tests glsl
cat log.txt
Follow the instructions here: http://visualizationlibrary.org/docs/2.0/html/pag_install.html
Visualization Library is released under the OSI approved Simplified BSD License (LICENSE.md).
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Official website and documentation: VisualizationLibrary.org
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Support and contribution:
- Visualization Library Google group.
- Issue tracker on GitHub.
- Send your patches via GitHub pull request.
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Download page: VisualizationLibrary.org/download
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Contacts:
- michele at visualizationlibrary dot org
- twitter.com/VizLibrary
- michelebosi.com
Happy coding :)