| <group> | |
| <p>These instructions explain how to use VLFeat in your C | |
| programs.</p> | |
| <p><a href="%pathto:download;">Download</a> and unpack the latest | |
| VLFeat binary distribution in a directory of your choice | |
| (e.g. <code>~/src/vlfeat</code>). The following tutorials provide | |
| step-by-step instructions for two typical use cases:</p> | |
| <ul> | |
| <li><a href="%pathto:xcode;">Apple X-Code tutorial</a></li> | |
| <li><a href="%pathto:vsexpress;">Microsoft Visual Studio tutorial</a></li> | |
| </ul> | |
| <p>In general, let <code>VLFEATROOT</code> denote the path to the | |
| directory where you unpacked VLFeat. To compile and link your C | |
| program against VLFeat, include in your C source code the appropriate | |
| files from the <code>VLFEATROOT/vl</code> hierarchy and link against | |
| the library <code>vl</code> located in the appropriate | |
| subdirectory <code>vlfeat/bin/ARCH</code>, where <code>ARCH</code> | |
| depends on your architecture.</p> | |
| <p>VLFeat is a C library. To use it from a C++ program, do not forget | |
| to enclose your <code>#include</code> statements in a <code>extern | |
| "C"</code> block.</p> | |
| </group> | |