@Arjun Patel this is the repository with CMakelists for v29, I could not
manage to build for v32:
https://github.com/petrasvestartas/protobuf_example
It is for Ubuntu.
If someone could show how to build v32, I would then try mac and windows.
Please...
On Thursday, 25 September 2025 at 19:33:44 UTC+2 Arjun Patel wrote:
> I went through the same pain. I would suggest that you use vcpkg which
> helps with cross-platform dependencies. I've found this to be the simplest.
>
> If this doesn't help, then I can help if you create a simple hello world
> cmake project in github and share it. Then I can add scripts and such to
> help you.
>
> One note: you should try using cmake commands to generate the source and
> header files instead of using the protoc cli tool. This will ensure that
> the runtime protobuf version that your C++ project uses matches the version
> that protoc used to generate sources and headers from your .proto files.
>
> On Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 9:38:55 AM UTC-7 Petras Vestartas wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> For a good week or two I am trying to use protobuf in c++ without luck.
>>
>> I understand the prorcess of generate pb.c and pb.h files from headers.
>> But for de/serializing the binary files you actually need static
>> libraries.
>>
>> System wide installation on ubuntu, mac-universal and windows are
>> "sometimes" available or outdated which lead to build it C++ from source
>> which is impossible to me to understand.
>>
>> What should I do to use protobuf in c++?
>> Documentation about installation is really not clear.
>>
>> I am the most basic user trying to de/serialize as simple as that:
>>
>> syntax = "proto3";
>>
>> package session_proto;
>>
>> // Color message - matching C++ Color class field order
>> message ColorProto {
>> string name = 1; // std::string name
>> string guid = 2; // std::string guid
>> uint32 r = 3; // unsigned int r
>> uint32 g = 4; // unsigned int g
>> uint32 b = 5; // unsigned int b
>> uint32 a = 6; // unsigned int a
>> }
>>
>>
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