Introduction

Introduction

This chapter describes:

how to build the Feature Data Object binaries from the source files and install them on a Linux machine
the build tools that you must install to do the build
the database clients that you must install to do the build

NoteThe binaries built by this process include the unit test executables.

NoteThe Linux system documented here is Red Hat ES 3.0.

Whether you intend to build applications on top of FDO or modify the FDO code itself, you must build the binaries.

There are two ways to get the source. The build process is the same no matter which way you choose to obtain the source.

A briefer description of the build process is in OpenSourceBuild_README.txtfile in the build directory.