TN3270 Protocol Library for Linux/Windows

Created originally as part of PW3270 application.

Installation

Pre build packages

You can download installation package for supported linux distributions in Open Build Service

Building for Linux

1. Get lib3270 sources from git

   git clone https://github.com/PerryWerneck/lib3270.git ./lib3270

2. Install the required libraries

   • pkgconfig
   • gettext-devel
   • curl
   • meson
   • gcc-c++
   • openssl-devel
   • dbus-1-devel
   • xz

   (This command can make it easy on SuSE: grep -i buildrequires rpm/lib3270.spec | cut -d: -f2 | sudo xargs zypper in )

3. Setup, build and install

   meson setup .build
   meson compile -C .build
   meson install -C .build

Building for Windows

Cross-compiling on SuSE Linux (Native or WSL)

1. First add the MinGW Repositories for your SuSE version from:

   sudo zypper ar obs://windows:mingw:win32 mingw32
   sudo zypper ar obs://windows:mingw:win64 mingw64
   sudo zypper ref

2. Get lib3270 sources from git

   git clone https://github.com/PerryWerneck/lib3270.git ./lib3270

3. Install cross compilers

   zypper in \
   	pkgconfig \
   	gettext-devel \
   	mingw64-libcurl-devel \
   	mingw64-cross-meson \
   	mingw64-libopenssl-devel \
   	mingw64-cross-gcc-c++

4. Configure and build

   meson setup --cross-file /usr/lib/rpm/macros.d/meson-mingw64-cross-file.txt .build
   meson compile -C .build

Windows native with MSYS2

1. Install and update MSYS2

   • Download and install msys2
   • Update msys:

   pacman -Syu

   Afther this close and reopen mingw shell.

2. Update system path

   • Add c:\msys64\usr\bin and c:\msys64\mingw64\bin to system path

3. Install devel packages using pacman on mingw shell

   pacman -S \
   	dos2unix \
   	mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc \
   	mingw-w64-x86_64-meson \
   	mingw-w64-x86_64-iconv \
   	pkgconf \
   	mingw-w64-x86_64-gettext \
   	gettext-devel \
   	mingw-w64-x86_64-openssl

   Afther this close and reopen mingw shell.

4. Get lib3270 sources from git using the mingw shell

   git clone https://github.com/PerryWerneck/lib3270.git ./lib3270

5. Build with packman

   makepkg BUILDDIR=/tmp/pkg -p PKGBUILD.mingw

Building for macOS

Using homebrew

Install

1. Install homebrew

2. Install dependencies

   brew update
   brew install xz meson ninja curl gettext openssl pkgconfig
   brew upgrade

3. Get lib3270 sources from git

   git clone https://github.com/PerryWerneck/lib3270.git ./lib3270
   cd lib3270

4. Configure, build and install

   export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(brew --prefix curl)/lib/pkgconfig:$(brew --prefix openssl)/lib/pkgconfig"
   meson setup --prefix=$(brew --prefix)/Cellar/lib3270/$(grep 'version:' meson.build | cut -d: -f2 | cut -d\' -f2) --reconfigure --wipe .build
   meson compile -C .build
   meson install -C .build
   brew link lib3270

Uninstall

```shell
brew unlink lib3270
rm -fr "$(brew --cellar)/lib3270"
```