Preparation

The TEN framework supports Windows, Linux, and Mac as development environments, but it is recommended to use Linux or Mac.

Development Environment

Linux

Using Ubuntu as an example, you must first install the following packages:

• gcc: One of the C/C++ compilers supported by the TEN framework.

• clang: Another C/C++ compiler supported by the TEN framework.

• clang-format: A code formatting tool used by the TEN framework during runtime.

• clang-tidy: A static code analyzer.

• cmake: The build system. The version must be greater than 3.13.

• Python3: Required for the TEN framework Python binding.

• pytest: Used for the TEN framework's integration testing.

Mac

To set up your Mac development environment, you need the following:

• XCode

• CocoaPods

• Personal Account

Follow these instructions to prepare the environment:

brew install llvm googletest doxygen ninja clang-format
brew install include-what-you-use

Since the version of cmake installed via brew might be outdated, if so, you need to install cmake from the official website and set up a symbolic link.

ln -s /Applications/CMake.app/Contents/bin/cmake /usr/local/bin/cmake

If cmake cannot find clang-tidy, you can resolve the issue with the following command:

ln -sf /usr/local/opt/llvm/bin/clang-tidy /usr/local/bin/clang-tidy

To build various language bindings for the TEN framework, you can install the required languages using the following command:

brew install python golang

Windows

If you need to develop the TEN framework on Microsoft Windows, you can manually install the following packages:

• Visual Studio Community Version (up to 2022)

  Be sure to select the clang-related tools and add the clang binary path to the PATH environment variable.

• cmake

• python

⚠️ Note: When installing cmake/python on Windows, the installation path should not contain spaces.

ten_gn

The TEN framework uses ten_gn as its build system. ten_gn is a build system based on Google GN. The source code for ten_gn is located in the core/ten_gn directory of the TEN framework repository. Add the ten_gn directory path to the system PATH in your development environment.

Using Docker Containers

We provide pre-written Docker files that allow you to create a container with all the necessary packages required to build the TEN framework from source.

Ubuntu 22.04

Navigate to tools/docker_for_building/ubuntu/22.04 and run the following commands to create and enter the build environment.

docker-compose up -d
docker-compose run ten-building-ubuntu-2204