This starter pack helps you to get started developing a C++ application with KDUtils as cross-platform application core library and Slint as toolkit for the user interface.
The starter pack comes with the following integrations that are all hooked into KDFoundations' event loop and come with neat APIs using KDBindings providing properties, signals and slots:
curl integration
mosquito integration
In order to use this template and build a C++ application, you need to install a few tools:
cmake (3.21 or newer)
git (to fetch dependencies)
slint (optional)
C++ compiler that supports C++ 20
If your target environment is Linux or Windows on an x86-64 architecture, then you may also opt into downloading one of Slint's binary packages. These are pre-compiled and require no further tools. You can find setup instructions and download links at
https://slint.dev/docs/cpp/cmake.html#binary-packages
Alternatively, this template will automatically download the Slint sources and compile them. This option requires you to install Rust by following the Rust Getting Started Guide . Once this is done, you should have the rustc
compiler and the cargo
build system installed in your path.
Some packages are needed on Linux to compile mecaps and its dependencies. On Debian/Ubuntu these
are:
sudo apt install build-essential cmake git libxkbcommon-dev libxcb-xkb-dev libxkbcommon-x11-dev wayland-scanner++ wayland-protocols libwayland-dev libmosquittopp-dev
Clone or download this repository
git clone "https://<user.name>@codereview.kdab.com/a/kdab/mecaps" my-project
cd my-project
Configure with CMake
mkdir build
cmake -B build
Build with CMake
Run the application binary
Linux/macOS:
./build/demo/mecaps_demo_ui
Windows:
build\demo\mecaps_demo_ui.exe
Mecaps is (C) 2023 Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB, and is available under
the terms of the MIT
or the Apache-2.0
licenses.
Contact KDAB at info@kdab.com to inquire about additional features or
services related to this project.
Mecaps is supported and maintained by Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB (KDAB).
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OpenGL applications across desktop, embedded and mobile platforms.
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We continue to help develop parts of Qt and are one of the major contributors
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