Aperture Viewer - Build Variables

Overview

This repository contains the master variables file for the Aperture Viewer build system. Its purpose is to define the specific compiler flags and settings required for a successful build on supported platforms.

This is a mandatory dependency for compiling Aperture Viewer from source.

Origin and Lineage

The scripts and variable definitions in this repository, while adapted and de-branded for Aperture Viewer, are based on the original open-source work from both the Linden Lab and Firestorm Viewer projects. We gratefully acknowledge their foundational contributions.

Usage

The Aperture Viewer build system automatically consumes the variables file from this repository. To use it, you must:

1. Clone this repository to a location on your machine. For example:

   git clone https://github.com/ApertureViewer/aperture-build-variables.git
   

2. Set the AUTOBUILD_VARIABLES_FILE environment variable to point directly to the variables file inside your cloned repository.

   Example (Windows Command Prompt):

   set AUTOBUILD_VARIABLES_FILE=C:\path\to\your\clone\aperture-build-variables\variables

   It is recommended to set this as a permanent system environment variable.

Once this environment variable is set, the autobuild tool used by the Aperture Viewer build process will automatically load the correct compiler flags.

Structure

• variables: The main file containing all compiler flags, organized by platform (WINDOWS, LINUX) and build type (RELEASE, RELWITHDEBINFO). All Aperture-specific configurations (RELEASEAP_*) are defined here.
• functions & convenience: These are helper scripts inherited from the upstream build system, used to provide shell functions and aliases. They are not typically used during a standard developer build but are preserved for compatibility.