Before you start the installation, verify that your system has the necessary hardware and software. See LuciadCPillar Hardware and software requirements for more information.

  1. Extract the LuciadCPillar archive.

    • Use LuciadCPillar_Pro-Linux.zip for Linux distributions.

  2. Extract the LuciadCPillar_Pro_Documentation.zip archive.

  3. Extract the LuciadCPillar_Pro_Data.zip archive.

  4. Copy your LuciadCPillar license file, named luciadcpillar_development.txt, into the folder licenses.

  5. Go to the folder cpp: 

    cd cpp

  6. Create a folder build: 

    mkdir build

  7. Step into the folder:

    cd build

  8. Configure CMake. Make sure to point to the correct location for Qt5.

    cmake .. -DQt5_DIR=$HOME/local/Qt/5.15.2/gcc_64/lib/cmake/Qt5

  9. Build the samples:

    make

  10. Run the sample:

    1. Go to the bin folder: 

      cd bin

    2. Run:

      ./sample_firstapp

Troubleshooting

See troubleshooting for commonly encountered problems.