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-SimGrid should work out of the box on Linux, Mac OSX, FreeBSD, and Windows (under windows, only the Java interfaces are
-available at the moment).
+SimGrid should work out of the box on Linux, Mac OSX, FreeBSD, and
+Windows (under Windows, you need to install the Windows Subsystem
+Linux to get more than the Java bindings).
Pre-compiled Packages
---------------------
If you build pre-compiled packages for other distributions, drop us an
email.
+.. _install_java_precompiled:
+
Stable Java Package
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The jar file can be retrieved from the `Release page
<https://framagit.org/simgrid/simgrid/tags>`_. This file is
-self-contained, including the native components for Linux, Mac OSX and
+self-contained, including the native components for Linux, Mac OS X and
Windows. Copy it to your project's classpath and you're set.
Nightly built Java Package
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-For non-Windows systems (Linux, Mac or FreeBSD), head to `Jenkins <https://ci.inria.fr/simgrid/job/SimGrid>`_.
+For non-Windows systems (Linux, Mac OS X, or FreeBSD), head to `Jenkins <https://ci.inria.fr/simgrid/job/SimGrid>`_.
In the build history, pick the last green (or at least yellow) build that is not blinking (i.e., not currently under
build). In the list, pick a system that is close to yours, and click on the ball in the Debug row. The build artefact
-will appear on the top of the resulting page.
+will appear at the top of the resulting page.
For Windows, head to `AppVeyor <https://ci.appveyor.com/project/simgrid/simgrid>`_.
Click on the artefact link on the right, and grab your file. If the latest build failed, there will be no artefact. Then
-you will need to first click on "History" on the top and search for the last successful build.
+you will need to first click on "History" at the top and look for the last successful build.
Binary Java Troubleshooting
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Getting the Dependencies
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-C++ compiler (either g++, clang or icc).
+C++ compiler (either g++, clang, or icc).
We use the C++11 standard, and older compilers tend to fail on
us. It seems that g++ 5.0 or higher is required nowadays (because of
boost). SimGrid compiles well with `clang` or `icc` too.
make
make install
+.. _install_src_config:
+
Build Configuration
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This section is about **compile-time options**, that are very
-different from @ref options "run-time options". Compile-time options
-fall into two categories. *SimGrid-specific options* define which part
-of the framework to compile while *Generic options* are provided by
+different from :ref:`run-time options <options>`. Compile-time options
+fall into two categories. **SimGrid-specific options** define which part
+of the framework to compile while **Generic options** are provided by
cmake itself.
Generic build-time options
""""""""""""""""""""""""""
These options specify for example the path to various system elements
-(Python path, compiler to use, etc). In most case, cmake automatically
+(Python path, compiler to use, etc). In most case, CMake automatically
discovers the right value for these ones, but you can set them
manually on need. Notable such variables include ``CC`` and ``CXX``,
defining respectively the paths to the C and C++ compilers, ``CFLAGS``
change is to press ``t`` in the ``ccmake`` graphical interface, as all
options are shown (and documented) in the advanced mode.
-Once you know their name, there is several ways to change the value of
+Once you know their name, there are several ways to change the values of
build-time options. You can naturally use the ccmake graphical
interface for that, or you can use environment variables, or you can
prefer the ``-D`` flag of ``cmake``.
SimGrid compilation options
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-Here is the list of all SimGrid-specific build-time options (the
+Here is the list of all SimGrid-specific compile-time options (the
default choice is in uppercase).
CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX (path)
regular user, this option is of little use.
enable_debug (ON/off)
- Disabling this option toto discards all log messages of gravity
+ Disabling this option discards all log messages of gravity
debug or below at compile time (see @ref XBT_log). The resulting
- code is faster than if you discarding these messages at
+ code is faster than if you discard these messages at
runtime. However, it obviously becomes impossible to get any debug
info from SimGrid if something goes wrong.
with older gcc versions.
enable_maintainer_mode (on/OFF)
- (dev only) Regenerates the XML parsers when the dtd is modified (requires flex and flexml).
+ (dev only) Regenerates the XML parsers whenever the DTD is modified (requires flex and flexml).
enable_mallocators (ON/off)
Activates our internal memory caching mechanism. This produces faster
Reset the build configuration
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-To empty the cmake cache (either when you add a new library or when
+To empty the CMake cache (either when you add a new library or when
things go seriously wrong), simply delete your ``CMakeCache.txt``. You
may also want to directly edit this file in some circumstances.
your system is well configured, the full list of targets is available
for completion when using the ``Tab`` key. Note that some of the
existing targets are not really for public consumption so don't worry
-if some stuff doesn't work for you.
+if some do not work for you.
- **make simgrid**: Build only the SimGrid library and not any example
- **make s4u-app-pingpong**: Build only this example (works for any example)
.. code-block:: shell
ctest # Launch all tests
- ctest -R s4u # Launch only the tests which name match the string "s4u"
+ ctest -R s4u # Launch only the tests whose names match the string "s4u"
ctest -j4 # Launch all tests in parallel, at most 4 concurrent jobs
ctest --verbose # Display all details on what's going on
ctest --output-on-failure # Only get verbose for the tests that fail
You can safely ignore the warning about "-pthread" not being used, if it appears.
/usr/include does not seem to exist
- This directory does not exist by default on modern Mac OSX versions,
+ This directory does not exist by default on modern Mac OS X versions,
and you may need to create it with ``xcode-select -install``
.. _install_cmake_windows:
Then, set the JAVA_INCLUDE_PATH environment variable to the right
-path, and relaunch cmake. If you have several version of jni installed
+path, and relaunch cmake. If you have several versions of JNI installed
(as above), pick the one corresponding to the report of
``javac -version``
Linux Multi-Arch Specifics
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-On a multiarch x86_64 Linux, it should be possible to compile a 32 bit
+On a multiarch x86_64 Linux, it should be possible to compile a 32-bit
version of SimGrid with something like:
.. code-block:: shell
