CMake
Overview
This project uses CMakePresets to ensure an easy build. Find out more on Cmake Presets here: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake-presets.7.html
Prerequisites
You need to install
CMake
Ninja (for Linux builds). Be sure to Add ninja to your PATH!
How to build this project using cmake
The recommended way to build this project is to use the provided CMakePresets.json. This file contains 2 configurations
a windows (msvc) build using Visual Studio
a linux (gcc) build using Ninja
More configurations will be added once available.
Build with IDE
The recommend way for consuming CMakePresets is a CMakePresets aware IDE such as
VS 2022
VS Code
CLion
Simply load this project into your IDE and select your desired preset and you are good to go.
Build with CMake GUI
Open this project with CMake GUI and select your desired preset. When hitting the generate button, CMake will create solution files (for VS) or Ninja Files (for Linux Ninja Build)
The following targets are available.
lvgl (the actual library, required)
lvgl_thorvg (an vector graphics extension, optional)
lvgl_examples (example usages, optional)
lvgl_demos (some demos, optional)
All optional targets can be disabled by setting the proper cache variables. If you use cmake to install lvgl 3 folders will be created.
include/lvgl (contains all public headers)
bin (contains all binaries (*.dll))
lib (contains all precompiled source files (*.lib))
Build with Command line
You can also build your project using the command line. Run the following commands
cmake --preset windows-base
cmake --build --preset windows-base_dbg
ctest --preset windows-base_dbg