
With CMake you can build the library as follows: cd cmake # Or another sub-directory. To see a verbose summary of the compilation steps use V=1: make V=1 This will create a static and dynamic library in the local. To get the latest version of the source code you can clone the libxlsxwriter repository from GitHub: git clone Īlternatively you can get a tarball of the latest source code as follows: curl -O -L īuild the source code as follows: cd libxlsxwriter Note There are optional dependencies that can be installed for testing. The zlib version must be >= 1.2.8 to avoid compilation issues. For example: sudo apt-get install -y zlib1g-dev You can install zlib from source as follows: curl -O -L Īlternatively, you can use your OS packager to install the zlib development libraries. The only non-optional dependency when building libxlsxwriter is Zlib. If you read the instructions first and then assemble the furniture you will know how to proceed. If you prefer to assemble Ikea furniture first and only read the instructions when you have parts left over then the following minimal set of commands should get you up and running on a Debian like system: sudo apt-get install -y zlib1g-dev Here are some instructions to get you up and running with the libxlsxwriter library on different OSes.
