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How to build mGear

Prerequisites

Git (of course)

Python 2.7

SCons

Maya 2014 ~ 2018 (*)

A C++ compiler: (*)

  • gcc on linux
  • clang on OSX
  • Visual Studio on windows (**)

(*) Only when building the plugins

(**) The version should match the one used by the target Maya version

Step by step process

  1. Clone the repository and initialize it
$ git clone git@github.com:mgear-dev/mgear_dist.git
$ cd mgear_dist
$ git submodule update --init
$ git submodule foreach --recursive git checkout master
  1. Checkout the desired branch or tag
  • develop : latest developments
  • master : latest official release
  • RB-x.x : latest version in x.x series (i.e. 2.2.5 in RB-2.2)
$ git submodule foreach --recursive git checkout develop
$ git submodule foreach git pull origin develop
  1. Compile

The available targets are:

  • mgear_core : Only mgear python module.
  • mgear_solvers : Solvers maya plugin.
  • cvwrap : cvwrap maya plugin.
  • mgear : everything (default)
$ scons with-maya=2017
...
(let it cook)

To show all available build options:

$ scons -h