getdcmtags compilation guide

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With qmake

Compiling the getdcmtags binary can be done using the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install qt5-qmake qtbase5-dev qtbase5-dev-tools libdcmtk-dev
cd /opt/mercure/app/getdcmtags
qmake
make

Without qmake

Alternative instructions provided by @alipairon

Hello everyone! I've decided to contribute to community a little by creating this guide, which details how I compile getdcmtags after making some modifications. I hope I didn't forget anything.

getdcmtags with libiconv compilation Guide

This guide will help you to compile the getdcmtags application on Ubuntu 20.04 with libiconv. The steps may be similar for other Linux distributions.
I prefer doing this on clean dedicated Ubuntu VM.

Prerequisites

1. cmake and ccmake installed on your Ubuntu 20.04 system.
2. Download the libiconv library from the DCMTK official website.
3. Download DCMTK (version 3.6.7 or later, not tested with earlier versions) from the DCMTK official website.

Installing libiconv

1. Extract the downloaded libiconv archive.
2. Navigate into the extracted directory:

cd <path-to-unpacked-dir>

3. Build and install libiconv:

sudo ./configure && sudo make && sudo make install && sudo ldconfig

Installing DCMTK

1. Extract the downloaded DCMTK archive.
2. Navigate into the extracted directory:

cd <path-to-unpacked-dcmtk-dir>

3. Configure the build:

cmake .

4. Launch the CMake configuration tool:

ccmake .

• In the configuration menu, ensure that libiconv is available and has been located correctly in the system.

5. If the previous step is successful, build and install DCMTK:

sudo make && sudo make install

6. Verify the installation by running any DCMTK utility, such as dcmdump.

Building getdcmtags

With the prerequisites installed, you can now compile the getdcmtags application.

1. Navigate to the directory containing the getdcmtags main.cpp file.
2. Compile the application using g++:

g++ -o getdcmtags main.cpp -I/usr/local/include/dcmtk -ldcmdata -loflog -lofstd -lz -ldl -lpthread -liconv -lcharset

The compilation process should not take long. Once complete, you will have a getdcmtags binary ready for use.