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+\label{chapter_building}
+\chapter{Building and Installing VMime}
+
+% ============================================================================
+\section{Introduction}
+
+If no pre-build packages of VMime is available for your system, or if for some
+reason you want to compile it yourself from scratch, this section will guide
+you through the process.
+
+% ============================================================================
+\section{What you need}
+
+To build VMime from the sources, you will need the following:
+
+\begin{itemize}
+\item a working C++ compiler with good STL implementation and also a good
+support for templates (for example, \href{http://gcc.gnu.org/}{GNU GCC}) ;
+\item \href{http://www.cmake.org/}{CMake} build system ;
+\item either \href{http://www.icu-project.org}{ICU library} or an usable
+{\vcode iconv()} implementation (see
+\href{http://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/}{libiconv of GNU Project}) ;
+\item the \href{http://www.gnu.org/software/gsasl/}{GNU SASL Library} if you
+want SASL\footnote{Simple Authentication and Security Layer} support ;
+\item either the \href{http://www.openssl.org}{OpenSSL library} or the
+\href{http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/}{GNU TLS Library} if you
+want SSL and TLS\footnote{Transport Layer Security} support ;
+\end{itemize}
+
+% ============================================================================
+\section{Obtaining source files}
+
+You can download a package containing the source files of the latest release
+of the VMime library from the \href{http://www.vmime.org/}{VMime web site}.
+
+You can also obtain the current development version from the Git repository,
+which is currently hosted at GitHub. It can be checked out through anonymous
+access with the following instruction:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+   git clone git://github.com/kisli/vmime
+\end{verbatim}
+
+% ============================================================================
+\section{Compiling and installing}
+
+VMime relies on CMake for building. CMake is an open source, cross-platform
+build system. It will generate all build scripts required to compile VMime on
+your platform.
+
+First, extract the tarball or checkout the VMime source code into a directory
+somewhere on your system, let's call it {\vcode /path/to/vmime-source}. Then,
+create a build directory, which will contain all intermediate build files and
+the final libraries, let's call it {\vcode /path/to/vmime-build}.
+
+From the build directory, run {\vcode cmake} with the {\vcode -G} argument
+corresponding to your platform/choice. For example, if you are on a
+Unix-compatible platform (like GNU/Linux or MacOS) and want to use the
+{\vcode make} utility for building, type:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+   $ cd /path/to/vmime-build
+   $ cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" /path/to/vmime-source
+\end{verbatim}
+
+CMake will perform some tests on your system to check for libs installed
+and some platform-specific includes, and create all files needed for
+compiling the project. Additionally, a {\vcode src/vmime/config.hpp} file
+with the parameters detected for your system will be created.
+
+Next, you can start the compilation process:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+   $ cmake --build .
+\end{verbatim}
+
+Please wait a few minutes while the compilation runs (you should have some
+time to have a coffee right now!). If you get errors during the compilation,
+be sure your system meet the requirements given at the beginning of the
+chapter. You can also try to get a newer version (from the Git repository, for
+example) or to get some help on VMime user forums.
+
+If everything compiled successfully, you can install the library and
+the development files on your system:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+   # make install
+\end{verbatim}
+
+\vnote{you must do that with superuser rights (root) if you chose to install
+the library into the default location (ie: /usr/lib and /usr/include).}
+
+Now, you are done! You can jump to the next chapter to know how to use VMime
+in your program...
+
+
+% ============================================================================
+\section{\label{custom-build}Customizing build}
+
+You should not modify the {\vcode config.hpp} file directly. Instead, you
+should run {\vcode cmake} again, and specify your build options on the command
+line. For example, to force using OpenSSL library instead of GnuTLS for TLS
+support, type:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+   $ cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DVMIME_TLS_SUPPORT_LIB=openssl
+\end{verbatim}
+
+If you want to enable or disable some features in VMime, you can obtain some
+help by typing {\vcode cmake -L}. The defaults should be OK though. For a
+complate list of build options, you can also refer to section
+\ref{build-options}, page \pageref{build-options}. For more information about
+using CMake, go to \href{http://www.cmake.org/}{the CMake web site}.
+
+\vnote{Delete the {\vcode CMakeCache.txt} file if you changed configuration
+or if something changed on your system, as CMake may cache some values to
+speed things up.}
+
+You can also use another build backend, like
+Ninja\footnote{\url{https://ninja-build.org/}}, if you have it on your system:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+   $ cd /path/to/vmime-build
+   $ cmake -G Ninja /path/to/vmime-source
+   $ ninja
+   # ninja install
+\end{verbatim}
+
+To install VMime in a directory different from the default directory
+({\vcode /usr} on GNU/Linux systems), set the
+{\vcode CMAKE\_INSTALL\_PREFIX} option:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+   $ cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/opt/ ...
+\end{verbatim}
+
+
+% ============================================================================
+\section{\label{build-options}Build options}
+
+Some options can be given to CMake to control the build:
+
+\begin{table}[!ht]
+\noindent\begin{tabularx}{1.0\textwidth}{|l|X|}
+\hline
+	{\bf Option name} &
+	{\bf Description} \\
+\hline
+\hline
+VMIME\_BUILD\_SHARED\_LIBRARY &
+Set to ON to build a shared version (.so) of the library (default is ON). \\
+\hline
+VMIME\_BUILD\_STATIC\_LIBRARY &
+Set to ON to build a static version (.a) of the library (default is ON). \\
+\hline
+VMIME\_BUILD\_TESTS &
+Set to ON to build unit tests (default is OFF). \\
+\hline
+VMIME\_TLS\_SUPPORT\_LIB &
+Set to either "openssl" or "gnutls" to force using either OpenSSL or GNU TLS
+for SSL/TLS support (default depends on which libraries are available on
+your system). \\
+\hline
+VMIME\_CHARSETCONV\_LIB &
+Set to either "iconv", "icu" or "win" (Windows only) to force using iconv, ICU
+or Windows built-in API for converting between charsets (default value depends
+on which libraries are available on your system). \\
+\hline
+CMAKE\_BUILD\_TYPE &
+Set the build type: either "Release" or "Debug". In Debug build, optimizations
+are disabled and debugging information are enabled. \\
+\hline
+\end{tabularx}
+\caption{CMake build options}
+\end{table}