MANUAL.md

PIXKIT MANUAL

• Install OpenCV

• Go releases and download the latest stable version to for instance, C:\pixkit\src\
  You can also click the "Download ZIP" on the homepage for up-to-date functions. However, the libs in C:\pixkit\src\lib\ may not support the newer functions which are released after the latest release version.

  pixkit involves following major functions:

  • computer vision: pixkit-cv
  • file process: pixkit-file
  • image processing: pixkit-image
  • maching learning: pixkit-ml
  • timer: pixkit-timer

• Function definitions: Please go wiki

• (Optional) If you meet bugs during above procedure or while you are using pixkit, please go issues and report in either English or Chinese.

• There are two ways for using pixkit:

  1. Without CMake:

     • 1. Check whether the versions of libs in C:\pixkit\src\lib support your environment. If not, you have to use CMake for using pixkit; if yes, go to the next step.
     • 2. For each of your project, involves the following link to your lib path. For instance, the environment with vc10 and x64, you should involve this to your lib path: C:\pixkit\src\lib\x64\vc10.
     • 3. For each of your project, involves this link to your source code path: C:\pixkit\src\modules\

  2. With CMake:

     • 1. Build up pixkit with CMake for your environment, and assign a path for your build with, i.e., C:\pixkit\build\

       By now, only the following environments are tested:

  • Visual Studio 12 Win64 (please select the Visual Studio 11 while selecting your platform)
  • Visual Studio 11 Win32/Win64
  • Visual Studio 10 Win32/Win64

  

  • 2. Compile INSTALL project in C:\pixkit\build\pixkit.sln with both release and debug modes
  • 3. All the required resources involving "include" and "lib" are in the folder C:\pixkit\build\install\

  • Samples: Some few examples are also built up in C:\pixkit\build\install\samples\ for test