Building C++ bindings in Linux
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Compile-time dependencies -- Linux
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The following directions are specific to Ubuntu Linux. Other Linux
distributions may have similar packages available; check your package manager.

To install dependencies on Ubuntu Linux, execute:

::
    
    # install code generation prerequisites
    sudo aptitude install maven2
    
    # install build prerequisites
    sudo aptitude install build-essential cmake libboost-thread-dev
    
    # install Java Development Kit
    sudo aptitude install sun-java6-jdk
    sudo update-alternatives --config java
    
Then select Sun's Java implementation as the system default.

It may be possible to use a different Java compiler (i.e., omit the
sun-java6-jdk package and update-alternatives step), but we have only
tested the compilation process with Sun's Java compiler.


How to build -- Linux
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The following commands will generate and build the Bio-Formats C++ bindings:

::

    # generate the Bio-Formats C++ bindings
    cd components/formats-bsd
    mvn -DskipTests package dependency:copy-dependencies cppwrap:wrap
    
    # build the Bio-Formats C++ bindings
    cd target/cppwrap
    mkdir build
    cd build
    cmake ..
    make