installation_instructions.txt

* Install Ubuntu, at least 14 LTS or 16 LTS are both fine
  - No need to install the 3rd party components (thought that doesn't hurt).
  - Remember to install emacs etc. important tools

* Install the following software libraries:
  - Opencv
  - Eigen
  - GSL
  - Boost
  - GUI components (gl*)


*** And how to install those: ***

- install opencv:
# Download: https://github.com/Itseez/opencv/archive/3.1.0.zip
# Read this: http://docs.opencv.org/2.4/doc/tutorials/introduction/linux_install/linux_install.html#linux-installation
# Copy: sudo cp /home/uni/software/opencv-3.1.0/3rdparty/ippicv/unpack/ippicv_lnx/lib/intel64/libippicv.a /usr/local/lib
# Set: export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib/  (set this into .bashrc)

- install eigen:
# Download: http://bitbucket.org/eigen/eigen/get/3.3.0.zip
# You might want to rename the unzipped folder (such as simply 'eigen')
# No need to compile Eigen!

- install gsl:
# Download: www.nic.funet.fi/pub/gnu/ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gsl/gsl-1.16.tar.gz
# In the gsl folder, run: ./configure; make; sudo make install


- install boost (not tested recently):
# Download: http://www.boost.org/
# go to the zipped folder
# ./bootstrap.sh --prefix=/usr/local
# sudo ./b2 --buildtype=complete --with=all -j 4 install
# (sudo sh -c 'echo "/usr/local/lib" >> /etc/ld.so.conf.d/local.conf')
# sudo ldconfig


--- install the GUI components:

- glfw3
#sudo apt install libglfw3-dev (?)
(http://www.glfw.org/docs/latest/compile_guide.html)

- GLEW
sudo apt-get install build-essential libxmu-dev libxi-dev libgl-dev libosmesa-dev
download latest release package from http://glew.sourceforge.net/index.html (the git version has additional problems in building)
cd build
cmake ./cmake
make -j4
sudo make install

- glm
Download: http://glm.g-truc.net/0.9.8/index.html (follow the Downloads link on left)
cmake .
sudo make install