How to install libs install after build?

[Gounlaf]

Hi,
I don't understand how to install libraries one compiled.

What I understand is there are 2 packaging method (nuget and npm).
I would like to install lib in same folder as other (/usr/local/lib or something like this).

I tried to install via cmake install (found cmake file in Q8 or Q16 folder), but I don't understand what it does really.

Any help would be welcome.

Thanks.

[dlemstra]

Could you tell me more about your end goal? I am a bit confused why you would want to install this library? This library is now bundled with Magick.NET and magick-wasm and never used independently.

[dlemstra]

Interesting... I was also considering to create something that could be used in Kotlin/Java but realized that would probably take me too much time to focus on now. You should copy the .so files from the Q8/Q16/Q16-HDRI folders and use them in your project. We could also maybe in the future create something that you could us but I don't know what that should be now.

[Gounlaf]

👌 I will try copying the .so. and let you know if it works as expected.

Right now, I'm just trying to "replicate" Magick.NET (only the features I need).
Digging & digging, I found that you use Magick.Native as a "wrapper" if I understand it correctly?

Porting/Mirroring Magick.NET on the JVM is my final goal 😅 (all credits to you, Magick.NET is great).

[Gounlaf]

Hi @dlemstra,

What I have done so far:

• compile Magick.Native (and ImageMagick) within a Dockerfile
• extract .so/.a/.la files
• extract headers files

It compiles ; still don't know if it works 😅

[dlemstra]

You should only need the libMagick.Native-*.dll.so files. I have also recently added devcontainers that can be used to create the output files so you could use that instead of a Dockerfile.

Maybe for now you should build them yourself but I think that it would be better to use the binaries that I provide in the future. Maybe a maven or gradle package? I don't think we should add this now but once you have something ready maybe we should add a maven or gradle package that you could use.?

And I would advise you to start with something simple like getting the Features property of the MagickNET class working. This is also what I did with the magick-wasm library that I created recently.

And of course feel free to reach out if you have any follow up questions or ideas.

[Gounlaf]

C universe is new for me 😅

What I understand is it's mandatory to provide the headers files. The interop library is generated with the headers files.
And the library (shared or static) is only necessary for the compilation/binary generation.

I have also recently added devcontainers that can be used to create the output files so you could use that instead of a Dockerfile.

I've reused the "devcontainer" Dockerfile, just adding the compilation step for the Native library found in the github workflow file.

Maybe for now you should build them yourself but I think that it would be better to use the binaries that I provide in the future. Maybe a maven or gradle package? I don't think we should add this now but once you have something ready maybe we should add a maven or gradle package that you could use.?

Of course! Right now, I'm just trying to have a poc working.

And I would advise you to start with something simple like getting the Features property of the MagickNET class working.

Thanks for the advise 👌

And of course feel free to reach out if you have any follow up questions or ideas.

👍

[Gounlaf]

And I would advise you to start with something simple like getting the Features property of the MagickNET class working.

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