ArcGIS Engine Developer Guide

C++ APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE
# Program name updates - source list
CXXSOURCES = my_application.cpp
...
# Program name updates - objects, dependencies, and compilation commands
my_application.o: my_application.cpp my_application.h
$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o my_application.o my_application.cpp
2. Update the dependencies list for your application. This line was also shown
above to illustrate the update of the program name. However, it may also
involve adding additional parameters and lists if the application you are
writing is broken up into more files.
...
# Program name updates - objects, dependencies, and compilation commands
my_application.o: my_application.cpp my_application.h
$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o my_application.o my_application.cpp
With your makefile prepared, you are ready to write your code. Don’t forget to
start by including ArcSDK.h!
Compiling your application
Once Makefile.SolarisMotif or Makefile.LinuxMotif is ready to compile your
application, you can compile from the command line by typing “make -f
Makefile.SolarisMotif ” or “make -f Makefile.LinuxMotif ”, as appropriate.
Running your application
You can either invoke your application directly or through the makefile. If you
choose to invoke it directly, you will need to provide command-line parameters
from the command line. To use the makefile to run your ArcGIS Engine application,
type “make -f Makefile.SolarisMotif run” or “make -f
Makefile.LinuxMotif run”, as appropriate.
ARCGIS GTK DEVELOPMENT WITH MAKE AND THE SOLARIS/LINUX
COMMAND PROMPT
If your GCC compiler on Linux has not been
installed in a standard location, some of your
compiled applications may not be able to find
libstdc++.so at runtime. In this case, you will
need to add this library’s directory (usually /lib)
to your LD_LIBRARY_PATH
environment variable.
Setting up a compiler for use from the command prompt
Sun WorkShop (Forte) 6 update 2 (CC) for Solaris; GCC version 3.2 (g++) for
Linux
For Solaris GTK users, we recommend that you download the GNOME desktop
from http://wwws.sun.com/software/star/gnome/index.html.
Initializing ArcGIS Engine
With your machine ready for C++ development, there is only a single step to
prepare for ArcGIS Engine development, and that is to source the arcgis/
init_engine.sh (or .csh, depending on your shell of choice). If you prefer, that can
be done in your shell’s RC file (.cshrc or .bashrc, for example). Otherwise, you
must source that file once per shell.
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