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Folke Will edited this page Oct 21, 2018 · 17 revisions

Prerequisites

AviTab contains its external dependencies as git submodules, all you need is a C++ compiler in a POSIX environment. Some external depdendencies rely on the legacy autotools so these need to be installed as well.

Windows

I suggest to compile AviTab in the MSYS2 environment.

  • Get and install MSYS2 for x86_64 from here: https://www.msys2.org/
  • MSYS will install three shells, the following steps should be done in the "MSYS2 MSYS" shell:
    • Install the compiler toolchain: pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain
    • Install cmake: pacman -S mingw64/mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake
    • Install git: pacman -S msys/git
    • Install patch: pacman -S msys/patch
    • Install make: pacman -S msys/make
    • Install autoconf: pacman -S msys/autoconf
    • Install automake: pacman -S msys/automake
    • Install libtool: pacman -S msys/libtool
  • The actual compilation should be done in the "MSYS2 MinGW64" shell

All Platforms

The standalone version requires glfw to build and run. You don't need it if you only want the plugin. It can be installed using common package managers, e.g. pacman on MSYS, apt-get on Debian and brew on OS X. Make sure the commands mentioned for the Windows version above are available on your platform, e.g. cmake, make, patch and so on.

Building AviTab

Cloning the AviTab Repository

Since AviTab contains its external dependencies as git submodules, you need to clone it using this command:

git clone --recurse-submodules /~https://github.com/fpw/avitab

Building the Dependencies

  • Enter the avitab/lib directory
  • Run ./build.sh, this script works on all supported platforms

Compiling

  • Create a directory called build inside the AviTab directory
  • Enter that directory and run cmake -G 'Unix Makefiles' ..
  • Now you should be able to compile by running make AviTab-standalone
  • Copy the icons and chart directories from avitab/res to avitab_/build
  • On success, you should be able to run the executable, located in avitab/build/

Notes on the Navigraph Integration

  • The Navigraph integration is not supported if you compile AviTab yourself. The reason is that Navigraph has licensed the charts from Jeppesen and the license forbids using the charts outside of virtual environments. Since you could create your own client by using AviTab's code and thus violate Jeppesen's license, this is forbidden. Please do not try to reverse engineer it as this will get AviTab banned and then no one can use it anymore.
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