I'd like to build SKIA[1] as a static library and interface it with D.
However it's hard to build, I don't get anything to their build system, you need 'gen' to generate a 'ninja' file so you must build 'gen' but to build 'gen' you must..., wtf is this cluster fuck...

Thanks for your help.

[1]https://skia.org/

On Wednesday, 28 December 2016 at 14:23:03 UTC, Basile B wrote:
> I'd like to build SKIA[1] as a static library and interface it with D.
> However it's hard to build, I don't get anything to their build system, you need 'gen' to generate a 'ninja' file so you must build 'gen' but to build 'gen' you must..., wtf is this cluster fuck...
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> [1]https://skia.org/

I have built it back when it still used gyp.  I believe what you need to do is

1. Install depot_tools: http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/install-depot-tools

2. Use gclient from depot_tools to get skia: https://skia.org/user/download

3. Use gclient to get gn and build skia: https://skia.org/user/build

They give you all the steps, but it's confusing if you haven't done it before and don't read them carefully.  Just follow their exact instructions in those three pages and you should be set up.

On Wednesday, 28 December 2016 at 15:43:10 UTC, Joakim wrote:
> On Wednesday, 28 December 2016 at 14:23:03 UTC, Basile B wrote:
>> I'd like to build SKIA[1] as a static library and interface it with D.
>> However it's hard to build, I don't get anything to their build system, you need 'gen' to generate a 'ninja' file so you must build 'gen' but to build 'gen' you must..., wtf is this cluster fuck...
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>> [1]https://skia.org/
>
> I have built it back when it still used gyp.  I believe what you need to do is
>
> 1. Install depot_tools: http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/install-depot-tools
>
> 2. Use gclient from depot_tools to get skia: https://skia.org/user/download
>
> 3. Use gclient to get gn and build skia: https://skia.org/user/build
>
> They give you all the steps, but it's confusing if you haven't done it before and don't read them carefully.  Just follow their exact instructions in those three pages and you should be set up.

Thanks. But step 1 yet looks like a complete charlie foxtrot (I clone it but nothing is build. So glicent...well goodnight...)

I'll try this tomorrow.