libs-dev-notes.txt 

updated 2015-11-20

Latest app ver and up-to-date docs at - https://github.com/openantz/
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Development Environment
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 W7-64bit VS2008 project
 OSX 10.6.x with Xcode project
 Linux CentOS 5.5 makefile
 *Android and/or iOS
 *Various Linux/Unix
 *Jetson TK1 - ARM with Linux

Most libraries located in '/sdk/libs' folder, zSpace SDK is an exception.

*Planned platforms.
**ANTz is currently 32-bit, but has been compiled for 64bit at times.


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Platform Specific Libraries
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- freeglut - MSW & Linux
- GLUT - OSX uses Apple GLUT

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Cross-platform Libraries (MSW, OSX & Linux)
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- SOIL - Texture loading and saves DDS files
- MySQL - Database access
- OSCPACK - Open Sound Control (OSC) networking
- ASSIMP - 3D model import and export
- CURL - Internet based network protocals
- JANNSON - JSON parser
- zSpace - Supported by the antz-vr branch
  
*Note that you can comment out libraries in 'sdk/src/data/nptypes.h'


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MSW Libraries
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copy any .DLL files from the antz app folder to './sdk/vs/vs2008/Debug'


freeglut is included in the antz lib\ folder and does not require install.
But, some useful VS project install instructions are at:
http://blog.thegabrielflores.com/2008/02/installing-freeglut-on-visual-studio.html


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zSpace VR desktop
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There is a separate 'antz-vr' branch for the zSpace.

To compile, you will need to install the zSpace sdk which you download from:
http://zspace.com


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Libraries under consideration
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VIDEO streaming (also consider plugin and GLib object model.)
http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org
http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/features/ 

http://developer.gnome.org/gobject/stable/
https://developer.gnome.org

http://glew.sourceforge.net

SGI based tesselator
https://github.com/memononen/libtess2

RtAudio
http://www.music.mcgill.ca/~gary/rtaudio/

FFT
http://kissfft.sourceforge.net

Audio
http://www.portaudio.com
http://www.openal.org


Video Standard Def, Firewire
https://github.com/ofTheo/videoInput

ODBC (DB middleware)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Database_Connectivity
https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/odbc/

XML
SQLite
poco - C++ internet lib's JSON, XML, ODBC, SMTP, Sockets, ZIP, TCP

http://opencv.org - computer vision

