BuildGuide

Build guide table of contents

• Get the dependencies
  • Ubuntu
  • Windows
• Get the source code
• Build and install
  • Unix instructions
  • Windows instructions
  • Environment variables

Get the dependencies

The main SoapySDR library really only requires CMake and a compiler. Additional components require additional dependencies. If those dependencies are not available, the component does not build.

• CMake
• C++ compiler

Optional depedencies

• Boost for OsmoSDR devices support
• Boost and UHD for UHD device support
• Python dev and SWIG for python bindings
• Numpy recommended for python bindings

Note: The OsmoSDR support module builds against low-level vendor libraries, which must be installed prior. Checkout the GrOsmoSDR wiki page for a list of vendor libraries: http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/GrOsmoSDR

Ubuntu

Recommended apt-get install instructions for Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install \
    cmake g++ \
    libpython-dev python-numpy swig \
    libboost-dev

Windows

• CMake - http://www.cmake.org/cmake/resources/software.html
• Visual studio 2010 or later

Optional dependencies based on your needs:

• Python (2.7 and up) - https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/
• Numpy (must match python version) - http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#numpy
• Swigwin - www.swig.org/download.html

Get the source code

git clone https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR.git
cd SoapySDR
git submodule init #needed for osmo and uhd support
git submodule update

-- UPDATING FROM EXISTING CHECKOUT --

cd SoapySDR
git pull origin master
git submodule update

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Build and install

Unix instructions

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make -j4
sudo make install
sudo ldconfig #needed on debian systems
SoapySDRUtil --info

Windows instructions

After configuring with CMake open a Visual studio development terminal and run:

cmake --build my_build_dir --config Release
cmake --build my_build_dir --config Release --target install

• add C:\Program Files\SoapySDR to the %PATH%
• open cmd and run SoapySDRUtil.exe --info

Environment variables

The SoapySDR library needs to know its installation path. The library is compiled with the CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX as the default search path for modules. However, if the library is installed to a different location other than the one it was configured with, the SOAPY_SDR_ROOT environment variable can be set to reflect the new installation path.