Before you start the installation, verify that your system complies with the LuciadCPillar Hardware and software requirements.
Installing LuciadCPillar for C++ development
To install LuciadCPillar and compile the C++ samples:
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Extract the
LuciadCPillar_Pro-Windows.zip
archive. -
Extract the
LuciadCPillar_Pro_Documentation.zip
archive. -
Extract the
LuciadCPillar_Pro_Data.zip
archive. -
Copy your LuciadCPillar license file, named
luciadcpillar_development.txt
, into the folderlicenses
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Open the x64 Native Tools Command Prompt that came installed with the Visual Studio version you are working in.
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Go to the extracted LuciadCPillar folder.
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Go to the folder
cpp
:>cd cpp
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Create a folder
build
, and step into that folder:>mkdir build >cd build
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Generate the Visual Studio solution:
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Make sure to include the folder with the Qt executable Programs in the Windows
PATH
environment variable:C:\Qt\6.5.3\msvc2019_64\bin
, for example. -
Use CMake to generate the Visual Studio solution with the generator related to your Visual Studio version, for example
Visual Studio 16 2019
orVisual Studio 17 2022
.
Make sure to point to the correct location for Qt6 in the command. These are examples of thecmake
command:>cmake ../ -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 -DQt6_DIR="C:/Qt/6.5.3/msvc2019_64/lib/cmake/Qt6"
or
>cmake ../ -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 -DQt6_DIR="C:/Qt/6.5.3/msvc2019_64/lib/cmake/Qt6"
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Open the generated solution file
cpp/build/AllSamples.sln
with Visual Studio. -
Select
ALL_BUILD
in the Solution Explorer, go to Build > Configuration Manager, and select the desired Active solution configuration. -
Right-click
ALL_BUILD
in the Solution Explorer, and click Build to build all samples. -
Select the sample you want to run. For instance, to select sample_firstapp:
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Right-click on sample_firstapp in the Solution Explorer.
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Select Set as StartUp Project.
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Run the application sample, by pressing F5 for instance.
Troubleshooting
See troubleshooting for commonly encountered problems.