Windows Platforms: Compiling and Linking Applications

Let's assume the following project directory structure:

myprj
|
+-- myapp.cpp
+-+ fieldtalk
  +-- include
  +-+ lib
    |
    +-+ win
      |
      +-+ Win32
        |
        +-- Release

Add the library's include directory to the compiler's include path.

Visual Studio Example:

Visual C++ command line Example:

cl -I fieldtalk/include -c myapp.cpp

Add the file name of the library to the dependency list passed to the linker. Make sure the library chosen matches your CPU architecture (32-bit vs 64-bit). Use the Win32 library for 32-bit code and the x64 library for 64-bit code. Within Visual Studio you can use the macro to automatically select the correct library architecture. You also must pass the Winsock2 standard library Ws2_32.lib as additional dependency to the linker.

Visual Studio Example:

Visual C++ command line Example:

cl -Fe myapp myapp.obj fieldtalk/lib/win/Win32/Release/libmbusmaster.lib Ws2_32.lib

Linux, UNIX and QNX Platforms: Compiling and Linking Applications

Let's assume the following project directory structure:

myprj
|
+-- myapp.cpp
+-+ fieldtalk
  |
  +-- include
  +-+ lib
    |
    +-- linux     (exact name depends on your platform)

Add the library's include directory to the compiler's include path.

Example:

c++ -I fieldtalk/include -c myapp.cpp

Add the file name of the library to the file list passed to the linker.

Example:

c++ -o myapp myapp.o fieldtalk/lib/linux/libmbusmaster.a