libviewer

An image viewer built to be lightweight and free from heavy dependencies.

Warning

This software is in its early stages. It's a work in progress, so keep your expectations in check.

Prerequisites

To build and run libviewer, you'll need to have a few things set up:

1. Visual Studio 2022 - The project is configured to be opened and built with VS2022.
2. CMake - A cross-platform build system. You can download it from here.
3. vcpkg - A C++ package manager that helps with acquiring and managing dependencies.

Setting up vcpkg

1. First, clone vcpkg: git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git cd vcpkg

2. Bootstrap vcpkg:

• Windows:

  .\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat
  

3. Integrate vcpkg with Visual Studio:

.\vcpkg integrate install

Building and Running with CMake

1. Navigate to the libviewer directory.
2. Create a build directory and navigate into it:

mkdir build cd build

3. Run CMake configuration:

cmake .. -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=path_to_vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake

4. Build the project:

cmake --build .

5. Run the viewer:

.\Debug\PPMViewer.exe

Building and Running with Visual Studio 2022

1. After configuring with CMake, there should be a PPMViewer.sln file inside the build directory. Double-click to open with Visual Studio 2022.
2. In Visual Studio, right-click on the PPMViewer project in the Solution Explorer and select 'Set as StartUp Project'.
3. Press F5 or click on the "Local Windows Debugger" button to build and run.

License

This project is unlicensed. It's free for anyone to use for any purpose. Check the Unlicense for more details.

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Note: This software is in its early stages. Contributions, suggestions, and feedback are always welcome.