Day036 — My first Clion project

https://github.com/jacky-ttt/CodingEveryday

I have a c++ project that originally runs on Windows using Visual Studio and it is needed to convert to be able to run on Mac. I am a newbie when it comes to c++ and its project setup on Mac. I found that library dependency issue is the first thing I need to manage before I blindly include all the source code from the original project which will overwhelm me with error. The first library I want to include is GLM which plays a main role in my project.

GLM

GLM stands for OpenGL Mathematics, which simply a mathematics library.

OpenGL Mathematics (GLM) is a header only C++ mathematics library for graphics software based on the OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL) specifications.

GLM provides classes and functions designed and implemented with the same naming conventions and functionalities than GLSL so that anyone who knows GLSL, can use GLM as well in C++

On its homepage, it does not provide any instruction or example on how to include it to project. It expects people who use its library would know everything beforehand. I absolutely hate that!!! A kindly reference url to other website that has get-started guide would be much appreciated.

So I search online.

use GLM library

Then I know that I need to search for “FindGLM.cmake”.

Groovounet/glm-deprecated

lighttransport/nanogi

JoeyDeVries/LearnOpenGL

Above FindGLM.cmake should work because they include “/usr/local/include” to be the place to search for the library, where it is the default place of libraries installed by Homebrew.

find_path(
  GLM_INCLUDE_DIR
  NAMES glm/glm.hpp
  PATHS
  /usr/include
  /usr/local/include
  /sw/include
  /opt/local/include
  ${GLM_ROOT_DIR}/include
  DOC "The directory where glm/glm.hpp resides")

After including the “FindGLM.cmake” in the project, glm is downloaded through Homebrew.

homebrew.github.io

Using the below command to download glm:

brew install glm

install glm

GLM will be installed at “/usr/local/Cellar/glm/{version}” and a “glm” folder will be created at “/usr/local/include”. You can go to “/usr/local/include” directly to check by pressing “shift + command + g” in Finder.

shift + command + g

vtk is another library I need to include in my project and similar procedure is taken to perform that.

How to install VTK on a mac?

Homebrew/homebrew-science

brew tap homebrew/science
brew install vtk

How to check what version of program will be installed with that formula:

brew info formula_name

Homebrew install specific version of formula?

Random stuff I found along the journey:

CLion indexer does not resolve some includes in the project directory

include_directories(.)

Using GLEW, GLFW, and GLM - jaccen的专栏 - CSDN博客

difference between “” and <>

How to include header files

CLion answers frequently asked questions

How can I specify additional include files?