INSTALL.CentOS7.md

libMantids Install Guide for CentOS 7.x (RHEL7)

Simple instructions for building this library in CentOS 7.x

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Installing dependencies

Install epel (required for cmake3):

This is required to install cmake3 (only for build)

yum -y install epel-release

Install build essentials (gcc, g++, etc) and cmake3:

These are the compiler and other build tools

yum -y groupinstall "Development Tools"
yum -y install cmake3

Install required devel libraries:

These are the required (mandatory) libraries

yum -y install openssl-devel jsoncpp-devel

Install Optional devel libraries:

These are the optional libraries for database compatibility

yum -y install sqlite-devel postgresql-devel mysql-devel

Building Static+Dynamic Libs (in /opt):

This is the default build for the library:

PREFIXPATH=/opt/osslibs

prjdir=$(pwd)
cmake3 . -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${PREFIXPATH} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib -B~/builds/libMantids-Build-Shared
cd ~/builds/libMantids-Build-Shared
make clean
make -j12 install
cd "$prjdir"
cmake3 . -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${PREFIXPATH} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib -B~/builds/libMantids-Build-Static
cd ~/builds/libMantids-Build-Static
make clean
make -j12 install
cd "$prjdir"

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Dependencies when copying binaries

You can build this in one system, and you only need install the following runtimes:

yum -y install jsoncpp openssl 

If you need database support:

yum -y install sqlite mysql postgresql