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Both cmake and autoconf are capable of automatically detecting the presence of OpenSSL and MbedTLS. However, the present build time logic doesn't do this. With cmake, my starting point is to preserve the reversed logic of `EVENT__DISABLE_OPENSSL` and `EVENT__DISABLE_MBEDTLS`, adding a third option `AUTO` as the new default. I'm following the pattern of this [post on the cmake list](https://cmake.org/pipermail/cmake/2016-October/064342.html). `OFF` and `ON` should continue with their present behaviors. With autoconf, I've tried to implement what I understand to be conventional behavior. eg. `--enable-openssl` and `--disable-openssl` should continue to have the same effect. The default if neither is passed is equivalent to the new `--enable-openssl=auto`. I've also added another commit removing what I think is an unnecessary `break` in `m4/libevent_mbedtls.m4`, which I suspect is leftover from some copy+paste from `m4/libevent_openssl.m4`. Surprisingly to me, a `break` outside of any loop does not seem to be treated as an error.
1. BUILDING AND INSTALLATION
CMake (Unix)
mkdir build && cd build
cmake .. # Default to Unix Makefiles.
make
make verify # (optional)
See Documentation/Building#Building on Unix using CMake for more information.
CMake (Windows)
Install CMake: https://cmake.org/
md build && cd build
cmake -G "Visual Studio 10" .. # Or use any generator you want to use. Run cmake --help for a list
cmake --build . --config Release # Or "start libevent.sln" and build with menu in Visual Studio.
See Documentation/Building#Building on Windows for more information.
Package Managers
You can download and install libevent using the vcpkg dependency manager:
git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git
cd vcpkg
./bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
./vcpkg integrate install
./vcpkg install libevent
The libevent port in vcpkg is kept up to date by Microsoft team members and community contributors. If the version is out of date, please create an issue or pull request on the vcpkg repository.
Autoconf
Note, since 2.2 it is deprecated
./configure
make
make verify # (optional)
sudo make install
See Documentation/Building#Autoconf for more information.
2. USEFUL LINKS:
For the latest released version of Libevent, see the official website at https://libevent.org/ .
There's a pretty good work-in-progress manual up at http://www.wangafu.net/~nickm/libevent-book/ .
For the latest development versions of Libevent, access our Git repository via
$ git clone https://github.com/libevent/libevent.git
You can browse the git repository online at:
https://github.com/libevent/libevent
To report bugs, issues, or ask for new features:
Patches: https://github.com/libevent/libevent/pulls
OK, those are not really patches. You fork, modify, and hit the "Create Pull Request" button. You can still submit normal git patches via the mailing list.
Bugs, Features [RFC], and Issues: https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues
Or you can do it via the mailing list.
There's also a libevent-users mailing list for talking about Libevent use and development:
https://archives.seul.org/libevent/users/
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The following people have helped with suggestions, ideas, code or fixing bugs.