chrono-parallel

The following libraries are required to compile Chrono::Parallel:

• Chrono https://github.com/projectchrono/chrono
• Blaze https://code.google.com/p/blaze-lib/
• GLM http://glm.g-truc.net/0.9.6/index.html
• GLFW http://www.glfw.org/
• GLEW http://glew.sourceforge.net/

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Building on Windows+MSVC

(Note: these are for 64-bit windows builds, using MSVC 2010.)

First, download the following external dependencies for OpenGL and some math:

1. GLEW: OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library (binaries are acceptable)
2. GLM: OpenGL Mathematics (only headers)
3. GLFW: multi-platform OpenGL library for creating windows and inputs/events (need to compile this one)

Second, Build the GLFW libraries by using the included CMake files. (Optional) enable BUILD_SHARED_LIBS when generating your project with CMake.

Third, set-up the chrono-parallel CMake file with the following configuration settings:

1. ENABLE_OPENGL, ENABLE_TESTS, ENABLE_UTILS boxes should all be checked
2. CHRONO_INC should be set to .../Chrono/src
3. CHRONO_LIB_PATH should be set to .../Chrono-Build/lib
4. GLEW_INCLUDE_DIR set to .../glew-1.10.0/include
5. GLEW_LIBRARY set to .../glew-1.10.0/lib/Release/x64/glew32.lib
6. GLFW_INCLUDE_DIR set to .../glfw-3.0.4/glfw-3.0.4/include/GLFW
7. GLFW_LIBRARY set to .../glfw-3.0.4/glfw-Build/src/Release/glfw3dll.lib
8. GLM_INCLUDE_DIR set to .../glm-0.9.5.3

Configuring the CMake file should report that Chrono lib has been found and copied, as well as GLFW.

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Running the demos

Copy the .dll file associated with GLEW and GLFW also need to be copied over.

Ensure you've pulled from the radu-demos branch. This will result in the CMake file having an additional ENABLE_DEMOS box you should check.

Copy over the openGL resource files from .../chrono-parallel/chrono_utils/opengl/resources to your build directory.

Manually create the folder where the output for your particular demo will be written to. E.g., for test_ball, create the folder ../TEST_BALL_DEM or ../TEST_BALL_DVI, depending on if you're using the DEM or DVI solver. (make the folder in the same directory as the Debug and Release folders).

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Debugging inside of MSVC

In project properties, under configuration settings --> Debugging, change working directory from ${ProjectDir} to ${OutDir}.

Copy over glew32.dll and glfw3.dll. Also, copy over the Debug version of ChronoEngine.dll

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TODO: copy these over automatically: (*windows builds only have this problem)

• glew32.dll
• glfw3.dll

TODO: create output folders, for any created demos. (windows builds only) Depends on selection of DEM or DVI solver (should be specified in the CMake config process).

TODO: copy over the opengl resource files automatically.

TODO: copy over ../bin/Debug/ChronoEngine.dll to the debug directory.