XFilesRootHelper

The native library/executable file operations helper for XFiles, which can also be used as standalone file server from other platforms

Precompiled binaries are available for Windows 7+ (x64) and Linux (x64) in the Release section. If you plan to build from source instead, just continue reading.

Build instructions (step-by-step)

Android

• Follow instructions described in main XFiles repository's README in order to generate the executable library needed for the Android app

Linux

• Install gcc toolchain, cmake and X11 libs (e.g. from Ubuntu/Mint):

  sudo apt install build-essential cmake libx11-dev

• From a bash shell:

  export CC=gcc
  export CXX=g++
  cd CMAKE
  cmake -H. -Bbuild
  cmake --build build -- -j2

Linux - universal binary

• Check this guide for more information

MacOS

• Install XQuartz
• Install HomeBrew
• Install gcc and cmake from HomeBrew:

  brew install gcc cmake

• From a bash shell:

  export CC=gcc-9
  export CXX=g++-9
  cd CMAKE
  cmake -H. -Bbuild
  cmake --build build -- -j2

Windows (MinGW)

• Install MingW
• (Optional) Add c:\MinGW\bin to PATH
• Install CMake
• Add CMake to system PATH from installation GUI
• From a command prompt:

  set CC=c:\MinGW\bin\gcc.exe
  set CXX=c:\MinGW\bin\g++.exe
  cd CMAKE
  cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_SH="CMAKE_SH-NOTFOUND" -H. -Bwinbuild
  cmake --build winbuild -- -j2

Windows (MSVC)

• Install Visual Studio (Build Tools at least)
• Install CMake
• Add CMake to system PATH from installation GUI
• From a command prompt:

  cd CMAKE
  cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 -H. -Bmsvcbuild
  cmake --build msvcbuild --config Release --

BSD (e.g. FreeBSD, TrueOS)

• Install latest gcc and cmake:

  sudo pkg install gcc9 cmake

• From a bash shell:

  export CC=gcc9
  export CXX=g++9
  cd CMAKE
  cmake -H. -Bbuild
  cmake --build build -- -j2

iOS (for jailbroken devices only, not really useful, just for testing purposes)

• This works only from a MacOS host with XCode + developer tools installed
• Install HomeBrew and CMake as described in the MacOS section
• In CMakeLists, set the iOS SDK path (SYSROOT), download legacy SDKs from here if needed
• From a bash shell:

  cd CMAKE_ios
  cmake -H. -Bbuild
  cmake --build build -- -j2

• Generated binaries are in cmakebin folder