Building libiMobileDevice and missing dependencies

ShellShock · 10-26-2014, 05:55 AM

Hello Kovid

We are trying to get Calibre and the IOS plugins working for IOS 8.

I am following your instructions for building libimobiledevice for Windows https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...vice_notes.rst.

Some of the libraries (e.g., libxml2.lib) you mention are not in the GitHub branch, so I was wondering where I should get them from?

I have already build libimodiledevice using VS2012, and I ended up building the missing dependencies from source (which is in GitHub). Anyway, Calibre fails to launch with my new libimodiledevice.

So I am now following your instructions more closely using VS2008. I have got as far a libplist, but I do not have a libxml2.lib (unless I build it from source, which may not be what you intended).

PS I do not have a Calibre dev environment.

Thanks

kovidgoyal · 10-26-2014, 06:16 AM

windows/notes.rst in the calibre source tree tells you how to build all the third party libraries calibre uses, including libxml

ShellShock · 10-26-2014, 11:52 AM

Ah I see. But rather than trying to build libxml from source I have now instead created the libxml2.lib from libxml2.dll in the Calibre install. Easier for me and links in OK.

Thanks anyway.

10-26-2014, 05:55 AM	#1
ShellShock Wizard Posts: 1,176 Karma: 2431850 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: IPad Mini 2 Retina	Building libiMobileDevice and missing dependencies Hello Kovid We are trying to get Calibre and the IOS plugins working for IOS 8. I am following your instructions for building libimobiledevice for Windows https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...vice_notes.rst. Some of the libraries (e.g., libxml2.lib) you mention are not in the GitHub branch, so I was wondering where I should get them from? I have already build libimodiledevice using VS2012, and I ended up building the missing dependencies from source (which is in GitHub). Anyway, Calibre fails to launch with my new libimodiledevice. So I am now following your instructions more closely using VS2008. I have got as far a libplist, but I do not have a libxml2.lib (unless I build it from source, which may not be what you intended). PS I do not have a Calibre dev environment. Thanks

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10-26-2014, 06:16 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,850 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	windows/notes.rst in the calibre source tree tells you how to build all the third party libraries calibre uses, including libxml

10-26-2014, 11:52 AM	#3
ShellShock Wizard Posts: 1,176 Karma: 2431850 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: IPad Mini 2 Retina	Ah I see. But rather than trying to build libxml from source I have now instead created the libxml2.lib from libxml2.dll in the Calibre install. Easier for me and links in OK. Thanks anyway.