Installation

Caterva can be built, tested and installed using CMake. The following procedure describes a typical CMake build.

1. Download the source code from Github:

   Unix

   git clone --recurse-submodules git@github.com:Blosc/caterva.git
   

   Windows

   git clone --recurse-submodules git@github.com:Blosc/caterva.git
   

2. Create the build directory inside the sources and move into it:

   Unix

   cd caterva
   mkdir build
   cd build
   

   Windows

   cd caterva
   mkdir build
   cd build
   

3. Now run CMake configuration:

   Unix

   cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE='Debug/Release' ..
   

   Windows

   cmake ..
   

4. Build and test Caterva:

   Unix

   cmake --build .
   ctest
   

   Windows

   cmake --build . --config 'Debug/Release'
   ctest --build-config 'Debug/Release'
   

5. If desired, install Caterva:

   Unix

   cmake --build . --target install
   

   Windows

   cmake --build . --target install --config 'Debug/Release'
   

That’s all folks!