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author | Vincent Ambo <tazjin@google.com> | 2020-05-20T01·32+0100 |
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committer | Vincent Ambo <tazjin@google.com> | 2020-05-20T01·32+0100 |
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diff --git a/third_party/abseil_cpp/CMake/README.md b/third_party/abseil_cpp/CMake/README.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..8f73475a1621 --- /dev/null +++ b/third_party/abseil_cpp/CMake/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,101 @@ +# Abseil CMake Build Instructions + +Abseil comes with a CMake build script ([CMakeLists.txt](../CMakeLists.txt)) +that can be used on a wide range of platforms ("C" stands for cross-platform.). +If you don't have CMake installed already, you can download it for free from +<https://www.cmake.org/>. + +CMake works by generating native makefiles or build projects that can +be used in the compiler environment of your choice. + +For API/ABI compatibility reasons, we strongly recommend building Abseil in a +subdirectory of your project or as an embedded dependency. + +## Incorporating Abseil Into a CMake Project + +The recommendations below are similar to those for using CMake within the +googletest framework +(<https://github.com/google/googletest/blob/master/googletest/README.md#incorporating-into-an-existing-cmake-project>) + +### Step-by-Step Instructions + +1. If you want to build the Abseil tests, integrate the Abseil dependency +[Google Test](https://github.com/google/googletest) into your CMake project. To disable Abseil tests, you have to pass +`-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF` when configuring your project with CMake. + +2. Download Abseil and copy it into a subdirectory in your CMake project or add +Abseil as a [git submodule](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-submodule) in your +CMake project. + +3. You can then use the CMake command +[`add_subdirectory()`](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/command/add_subdirectory.html) +to include Abseil directly in your CMake project. + +4. Add the **absl::** target you wish to use to the +[`target_link_libraries()`](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/command/target_link_libraries.html) +section of your executable or of your library.<br> +Here is a short CMakeLists.txt example of a project file using Abseil. + +```cmake +cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5) +project(my_project) + +# Pick the C++ standard to compile with. +# Abseil currently supports C++11, C++14, and C++17. +set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11) + +add_subdirectory(abseil-cpp) + +add_executable(my_exe source.cpp) +target_link_libraries(my_exe absl::base absl::synchronization absl::strings) +``` + +### Running Abseil Tests with CMake + +Use the `-DABSL_RUN_TESTS=ON` flag to run Abseil tests. Note that if the `-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF` flag is passed then Abseil tests will not be run. + +You will need to provide Abseil with a Googletest dependency. There are two +options for how to do this: + +* Use `-DABSL_USE_GOOGLETEST_HEAD`. This will automatically download the latest +Googletest source into the build directory at configure time. Googletest will +then be compiled directly alongside Abseil's tests. +* Manually integrate Googletest with your build. See +https://github.com/google/googletest/blob/master/googletest/README.md#using-cmake +for more information on using Googletest in a CMake project. + +For example, to run just the Abseil tests, you could use this script: + +``` +cd path/to/abseil-cpp +mkdir build +cd build +cmake -DABSL_USE_GOOGLETEST_HEAD=ON -DABSL_RUN_TESTS=ON .. +make -j +ctest +``` + +Currently, we only run our tests with CMake in a Linux environment, but we are +working on the rest of our supported platforms. See +https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/projects/1 and +https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/issues/109 for more information. + +### Available Abseil CMake Public Targets + +Here's a non-exhaustive list of Abseil CMake public targets: + +```cmake +absl::algorithm +absl::base +absl::debugging +absl::flat_hash_map +absl::flags +absl::memory +absl::meta +absl::numeric +absl::random_random +absl::strings +absl::synchronization +absl::time +absl::utility +``` |