Building From Source Code¶
The Ring programming language is a free open source product (MIT License).
You can build Ring using CMake or using Scripts (Batch Files or Shell Scripts).
The next steps explains building using scripts.
Building using Microsoft Windows¶
Get the source code
git clone http://github.com/ring-lang/ring.git
Build Ring (Compiler/VM)
cd ring/src
buildvccomplete.bat
buildvccompletew.bat
Build RingODBC
cd ../extensions/ringodbc
buildvc.bat
Build RingMySQL
cd ../extensions/ringmysql
buildvc.bat
Build RingSQLite
cd ../extensions/ringsqlite
buildvc.bat
Build RingOpenSSL
cd ../extensions/ringopenssl
buildvc.bat
Build RingInternet
cd ../extensions/ringinternet
buildvc.bat
Generate RingAllegro Source Code and Build
cd ../extensions/ringallegro
gencode.bat
buildvc.bat
Generate RingLibCurl Source Code and Build
cd ../extensions/ringcurl
gencode.bat
buildvc.bat
Generate RingZip Source Code and Build
cd ../extensions/ringzip
gencode.bat
buildvc.bat
Install Qt 5.5 : https://download.qt.io/archive/qt/5.5/5.5.1/
Generate RingQt Source Code and Build
cd ../ringqt
gencode.bat
buildmingw32.bat
To be able to call ring from any folder
cd ../../bin
install.bat
Add Ring/bin to System path
Hit "windows key".
Type "Edit the System environment variables"
Select "Advanced" tab.
Click on "Enviroment Variables..."
Double click on "Path"
Add at the end the new path separated by semicolon.
;C:\Ring\Bin
Run Ring Notepad
cd applications/rnote
ring rnote.ring
Building using Ubuntu Linux¶
Get the source code
git clone http://github.com/ring-lang/ring.git
Install Libraries
cd ring/src
./installdep.sh
Build Ring (Compiler/VM)
sudo ./buildgcccomplete.sh
Build RingODBC
cd ../extensions/ringodbc
./buildgcc.sh
Build RingMySQL
cd ../extensions/ringmysql
./buildgcc.sh
Build RingSQLite
cd ../extensions/ringsqlite
./buildgcc.sh
Build RingOpenSSL
cd ../extensions/ringopenssl
./buildgcc.sh
Build RingInternet
cd ../extensions/ringinternet
./buildgcc.sh
Generate RingAllegro Source Code and Build
cd ../extensions/ringallegro
./gencode.sh
./buildgcc.sh
Generate RingLibCurl Source Code and Build
cd ../extensions/ringcurl
./gencode.sh
./buildgcc.sh
Generate RingZip Source Code and Build
cd ../extensions/ringzip
./gencode.sh
./buildgcc.sh
Generate RingQt Source Code and Build
cd ../ringqt
./gencode.sh
./buildgcc.sh
To be able to call ring from any folder
cd ../../bin
sudo ./install.sh
Run Ring Notepad
cd applications/rnote
ring rnote.ring
Building using MacOS X¶
Get the source code
git clone http://github.com/ring-lang/ring.git
Install homebrew (follow the directions on homebrew’s homepage). Install Libraries
brew install unixodbc mysql-connector-c allegro openssl homebrew/versions/qt55
brew link --force qt55
Build Ring (Compiler/VM)
cd ring/src
./buildclangcomplete.sh
Build RingODBC
cd ../extensions/ringodbc
./buildclang.sh
Build RingMySQL
cd ../extensions/ringmysql
./buildclang.sh
Build RingSQLite
cd ../extensions/ringsqlite
./buildclang.sh
Build RingOpenSSL
cd ../extensions/ringopenssl
./buildclang.sh
Build RingInternet
cd ../extensions/ringinternet
./buildclang.sh
Generate RingAllegro Source Code and Build
cd ../extensions/ringallegro
./gencode.sh
./buildclang.sh
Generate RingLibCurl Source Code and Build
cd ../extensions/ringcurl
./gencode.sh
./buildclang.sh
Generate RingZip Source Code and Build
cd ../extensions/ringzip
./gencode.sh
./buildclang.sh
Generate RingQt Source Code and Build
cd ../ringqt
./gencode.sh
./buildclang.sh
To be able to call ring from any folder
cd ../../bin
sudo ./install.sh
Run Ring Notepad
cd applications/rnote
sudo ring rnote.ring
Building using CMake¶
Install libraries (MySQL Client, OpenSSL, LibCurl, Allegro 5 and Qt 5.5)
cmake .
make