Installation Instructions

This page compiles the installation instructions for the protoc compiler, the Protobuf C++ runtime and header files with support for the Protobuf accelerator on a Linux machine.

1. Clone Repo

The first step is to clone this repository. Below is the command to clone this repository using the git CLI tool and SSH.

git clone git@github.com:ice-rlab/protobuf-library-for-accel-ae.git

2. Update the Git Submodules

After cloning the repository, go into the local repo directory and update the git submodules.

cd protobuf-library-for-accel-ae
git submodule update --init --recursive

3. Build the protoc Compiler and C++ Runtime

3.1 Pre-requisites

The following tools are needed:

• autoconf
• automake
• curl
• g++
• libtool
• make
• unzip

On Ubuntu/Debian, you can install these tools with the following command:

sudo apt-get install autoconf automake curl libtool g++ make unzip

3.2 Generate the Config Script

In the root directory of your local repo execute the autogen.sh Bash script.

./autogen.sh

3.3 Build the protoc Compiler and C++ Runtime

Then execute the following commands to build the compiler and C++ runtime:

./configure
make

You can run the following command to check that the build of the compiler and runtime was successful:

make check

Install protoc and C++ Runtime and Header Files

Run the following commands to install

• the protoc compiler in /usr/local/bin, and
• the C++ runtime in /usr/local/lib
• the C++ header files in /usr/local/include/google/protobuf/

sudo make install
sudo ldconfig # refresh the shared library cache