mapnik/docs/cmake-usage.md
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# Usage with CMake
## Build
First clone mapnik from github and initialize submodules
```bash
git clone https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik.git
cd mapnik
git submodule update --init
```
Make sure that all dependencies are installed.
All available cmake options are listed at the top of [CMakeLists.txt](../CMakeLists.txt).
Pass your options while configuring e.g.: `cmake -DBUILD_DEMO_VIEWER=OFF ..` to disable the build of the demo viewer application.
To quickstart open a console in the root mapnik dir and execute the following commands: (Pass all options and dependency dirs after `-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF`)
```
> cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF
> cmake --build build --target install
```
## Usage
To use Mapnik in your project add the following lines to your CMakeLists.tzt.
```
find_package(mapnik CONFIG REQUIRED)
[...]
target_link_libraries(mytarget ... mapnik::mapnik)
```
All targets:
* `mapnik::core`: All compile definitions and headers.
* `mapnik::mapnik`: libmapnik. Has a public dependency on mapnik::core
* `mapnik::json`: json support for libmapnik.
* `mapnik::wkt`: wkt support for libmapnik.
All mapnik executables and targets are exported within `mapnikTargets.cmake`.
The font path is is available in the variable `MAPNIK_FONTS_DIR`.
The install location of the plugins might be configuration dependent.
For each configuration there exists a variable `MAPNIK_PLUGINS_DIR_<CONFIGURATION>` where `<CONFIGURATION>` is one of `CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` as upper case.
There is a function exported which you can use to query the plugin dir for known typical configurations:
```
mapnik_find_plugin_dir(MAPNIK_PLUGINS_DIR)
```
`MAPNIK_PLUGINS_DIR` will contain then the plugin dir. If a path could not be found, a warning is printed.
## Recommendations
If you target a specific platform, it is recommended to create a toolchain file and set all the options and library path that you would normally set via cmd line options.
If you are using a recent cmake version (>=3.20), it is recommended to use a CMakePreset instead. https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake-presets.7.html
## CMakePreset example
If you are using CMakePresets and need to add vcpkg integration, just create a `CMakeUserPresets.json` file beside `CMakePresets.json.
This could look like this:
```json
{
"version": 2,
"cmakeMinimumRequired": {
"major": 3,
"minor": 20,
"patch": 0
},
"configurePresets": [
{
"name": "vcpkg",
"hidden": true,
"cacheVariables": {
"CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE": "<path-to-vcpkg>/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake"
}
}
{
"name": "vcpkg-x64-win-debug",
"inherits": ["vcpkg", "windows-default-debug"]
},
{
"name": "vcpkg-x64-win-release",
"inherits": ["vcpkg", "windows-default-release"]
}
]
}
```
If your libraries are not in the global search paths, you could add a own `CMakeUserPresets.json` with
```json
{
"version": 2,
"cmakeMinimumRequired": {
"major": 3,
"minor": 20,
"patch": 0
},
"configurePresets": [
{
"name": "linux-clang-debug-own",
"inherits": "linux-clang-debug",
"cacheVariables": {
"WebP_DIR": "/home/myuser/webp/cmake",
"USE_CAIRO": "OFF",
"CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX": "${sourceDir}/install"
}
}
]
}
```
Build with:
```
$ cmake --preset <configure_preset_name>
$ cmake --build --preset <build_preset_name>
```