From cd07912073c951b4bbb871ed2653af1be2cfc714 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 11:55:11 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 2.1.30. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- doc/build.dox | 139 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 139 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/build.dox (limited to 'doc/build.dox') diff --git a/doc/build.dox b/doc/build.dox new file mode 100644 index 0000000..77fd165 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/build.dox @@ -0,0 +1,139 @@ +/** + * @page build Building libyang + * + * [TOC] + * + * libyang utilizes CMake build system to detect necessary dependencies, checkout the build environment and prepare Makefiles + * for the compilation of the library and acompanied tools. + * + * @section buildRequirements Requirements + * + * @subsection buildRequirementsCompile Building Requirements + * + * - C compiler (gcc, clang, ...) + * - CMake >= 2.8.12 + * - libpcre2 (including headers - devel package) >= 10.30 + * + * @subsubsection buildRequirementsCompileOptional Optional Requirements + * + * - doxygen (for generating documentation) + * - cmocka >= 1.0.0 (for tests) + * - valgrind (for enhanced testing) + * - gcov (for code coverage) + * - lcov (for code coverage) + * - genhtml (for code coverage) + * + * @subsection buildRequirementsRun Runtime Requirements + * + * - libpcre2 (runtime package) >= 10.30 + * + * @section buildCommands Building + * + * To simply build libyang library and the accompanied tools with the default settings, follow these steps (the `#` character + * indicates command(s) to run with `root` privileges): + * + * $ mkdir build; cd build + * $ cmake .. + * $ make + * # make install + * + * The default settings can be changed with various CMake variables set via command line or using e.g. `ccmake(1)` tool. + * The following sections introduces those variables and explain their meaning. + * + * @section buildTypes Build Types + * + * There are several build types according to the primary goal of using the built binaries. + * + * @subsection buildTypesRelese Release + * + * Build type to produce final binaries for production use without any debug option. The compiler flags are set as follows: + * + * -Wall -Wextra -Wno-missing-field-initializers -std=c99 -O3 -DNDEBUG + * + * Here is the list of the selected additional options available in the *Release* build type. + * + * Option | Description | Default + * ----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------- + * ENABLE_BUILD_TESTS | Build tests. | OFF + * ENABLE_VALGRIND_TESTS | Build tests with valgrind. | OFF + * ENABLE_COVERAGE | Build code coverage report from tests. | OFF + * ENABLE_FUZZ_TARGETS | Build target programs suitable for fuzzing with AFL. | OFF + * ENABLE_STATIC | Build static (.a) library | OFF + * INTERNAL_DOCS | Include developers notes and internal API description into generated Documentation | OFF + * + * Here is the list of available important targets for the `make(1)` tool: + * + * Target | Description + * -------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + * all | Default target, builds libyang library (.so), `yanglint(1)` and `yangre(1)`. + * clean | Removes files generated by the make process. + * cclean | Extends the `clean` target by removing all the cmake generated files. + * doc | Generate HTML documentation. Requires `doxygen(1)`. + * + * @subsection buildTypesDebug Debug + * + * `Debug` is the default build type, the produced binaries include additional debug information and the prepared tests are + * also built. The compiler flags are set as follows: + * + * -Wall -Wextra -Wno-missing-field-initializers -std=c99 -g3 -O0 + * + * Here is the list of the selected additional options available in the *Debug* build type. + * + * Option | Description | Default + * ----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------- + * ENABLE_BUILD_TESTS | Build tests. | ON + * ENABLE_VALGRIND_TESTS | Build tests with valgrind. | ON + * ENABLE_COVERAGE | Build code coverage report from tests. | OFF + * ENABLE_FUZZ_TARGETS | Build target programs suitable for fuzzing with AFL. | OFF + * ENABLE_STATIC | Build static (.a) library | OFF + * INTERNAL_DOCS | Include developers notes and internal API description into generated Documentation | OFF + * + * Here is the list of available important targets for the `make(1)` tool: + * + * Target | Description + * -------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + * all | Default target, builds libyang library (.so), `yanglint(1)` and `yangre(1)`. + * clean | Removes files generated by the make process. + * cclean | Extends the `clean` target by removing all the cmake generated files. + * doc | Generate HTML documentation. Requires `doxygen(1)`. + * test | Run implementation tests. Requires `cmocka` (and `valgrind(1)` for part of the tests). + * format | Reformat source codes using `uncrustify(1)`. + * format-check | Dry-run of the `format` target. + * + * @subsection buildTypesABICheck ABICheck + * + * Special build type to perform check of the ABI/API compatibility and generate reports. In addition to the basic + * requirements, the build type requires some of the ABI Laboratory tools: + * `abi-dumper(1)` and `abi-compliance-checker(1)`. + * + * The compiler flags are set as follows: + * + * -Wall -Wextra -Wno-missing-field-initializers -std=c99 -g -Og + * + * All the additional options are switched OFF and the settings should not be changed. + * + * Here is the list of available important targets for the `make(1)` tool: + * + * Target | Description + * -------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + * all | Default target, builds libyang library (.so), `yanglint(1)` and `yangre(1)`. + * clean | Removes files generated by the make process. + * cclean | Extends the `clean` target by removing all the cmake generated files. + * doc | Generate HTML documentation. Requires `doxygen(1)`. + * abi-check | Check the backward compatibility of the API/ABI changes. Requires `abi-compliance-checker(1)` and `abi-dump(1)`. + * abi-dump | Helper target for `abi-check` generating API/ABI reports. Requires `abi-dump(1)`. + + * @subsection buildTypesDocOnly DocOnly + * + * Special build type to avoid any requirements except those for building documentation. There are no compiler flags set + * since the build type does not allow building any binary output. The settings of the additional options should not be + * changed. + * + * Here is the list of available important targets for the `make(1)` tool: + * + * Target | Description + * -------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + * all | Default target, does nothing. + * doc | Generate HTML documentation. Requires `doxygen(1)`. + * + */ -- cgit v1.2.3